Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly…
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Do you ever wish you had a better marriage? That something would change somehow? Juggling work, family, and life can take a toll on your marriage – and leave you feeling tired and with little energy to put into growing your relationship. Sometimes things happen that are out of your control and can affect the…
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Some Christians may want to find a way to be super-spiritual because of the belief that striving for “spirituality” will please our Heavenly Father. It won’t! Could it be that some think growing in spirituality will make us more important than the “less spiritual”? Some seeking deep spirituality have even gone so far as…
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Love is the pinnacle of human and divine existence, and it is with a great deal of trepidation that I begin to share my understanding of what love should be in marriage. However, it is also clear that discussing how we can improve our marriages without discussing love is like writing about fishing and not…
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Dear Family and Friends, Just a few thoughts about what is happening right now. I’ve heard many say “this is a strange time right now” and “this has never happened before” and it’s true. All over the world, people are staying home to avoid catching a virus, businesses have quit running, schools have closed three…
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For those willing to lay their preconceived ideas about their marriages down and begin to do marriage God’s way, there will be unrivaled fulfillment that comes from knowing our Heavenly Father is pleased with us, His children. God loves us and, although He requires us to put Him first, He also desires our marriage to…
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Esther and I have a few idiosyncrasies in our relationship. Over the years, we have developed some habits that others might look at as being a little strange. For example, nearly every morning we share a single banana and every evening we share a single chocolate protein bar. Not only do we share them, the…
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The greatest gift that we can give our children is to raise them in a home where love prevails. Peace, harmony, and love between mothers and fathers envelop a child with a loving atmosphere that enables them to mature, adopt their parent’s faith, and successfully fulfill their destiny. Just as greenhouse plants begin their growth earlier…
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Although this statement should be clear and obvious to all of us, there is much more meaning than what might meet the eye at first. Most of us come into marriage under the control of our emotions, with our minds and spirits put out of the way. Feelings are so high that our minds are completely…
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The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. Genesis 2:18-24, New International Version (NIV) God…
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