Marriage
Five Ways to Encourage Your Husband
Good words on 5 ways a wife can encourage her husband. So much writing is for men by men. But when it comes to advising women, men speak more softly. And yet, your marriage will affect your children’s faith for good or for bad. Your husband needs your encouragement. How? 1. Praise him verbally. 2. [...]
She’s Not Perfect But She’s Perfect for Me
My father-in-law has a profound little saying that sums up a Biblical attitude spouses should have to one another. The saying? “She’s not perfect but she’s perfect for me. Let’s examine the two parts. She’s not perfect. By making this statement, the spouse is communicating to himself that he married another sinner. Too many partners [...]
Marriage Matters – Cohabitation has an impact on children
Yet another article on the benefits of marriage. The blessing of marriage is attacked today. Good to remind our older kids the blessing of marriage. And are we modeling love for our spouse?
Sustaining Marriage – The Covenant
HT:BTW “The covenant sustains the love; not the other way around.” “Divorce, never. Murder yes.” “You always marry the wrong person.” “Duty is the ground in which the flower grows. The ground of promise is the ground that the flower grows.”
No, Christians Do Not Divorce At the Rate of the World
This might not help some struggling couples but no, Christian couples do not divorce at the same rate as those who are not Christians. Several different sociologists have found that actively religious couples have a lower divorce rate. HT: Tim Challies The factor making the most difference is religious commitment and practice. Couples who regularly [...]
