Joe operated on the assumption that if the pilot light goes out, the furnace won’t heat. If the love is gone, it’s gone. Many people like Joe feel that when the emotion vanishes, the marriage is over, terminated, finished, kaput. A lasting marriage is energized by a steady flow of a special kind of love [...]
The biggest and most-watched sporting event of the year has hit America again – the Super Bowl. It is the ultimate convergence of popular culture and athletics. From the star-studded halftime show to the multi-million dollar commercial time slots, the spectacle is unprecedented in sports. Two football teams have worked and endured injuries since early [...]
Many people rarely think about improving their marriage unless it is in trouble. “People get so caught up in careers, raising kids and satisfying their own souls,” says Gloria Richfield, co-author of Together Forever, “that they forget their marriage needs to be fed too.” Over the years that I have been involved in marriage education [...]
The stress of a chronic illness can be challenging to a marriage, even when two people have been deeply in love for decades. Just knowing that they will live their entire lives (except for a healing miracle) having to cope with the ravages of a disease – such as multiple sclerosis, cancer, lupus, heart disease, [...]
Myth #1: Marriage is the key to a fulfilled and happy life. The key to a fulfilled life is a growing, vibrant relationship with God who created you. Seeking to gain fulfillment through any other means, including marriage to a loving partner, is futile. If you think of marriage as the key to your personal [...]
Protecting Your Marriage in Stormy Weather (BGMFPOD-004) You don’t have to be married long before stormy weather attempts to capsize your marriage boat. God is gracious and does not often allow couples to experience the same kind of suffering as Job did in the Bible. However, he does allow measured doses of trouble at sovereignly [...]
Married with Children (BGMFPOD-003) Being married with children requires greater determination than many of us expected. It changes your life in many ways – both in being a blessing and a challenge. The need to maintain a satisfying relationship with your spouse while raising children is enormous. Marriages advance through an assortment of developmental stages. [...]
Years ago, our family spent a day in Washington, D.C. as part of our summer vacation. Not wanting anything to go wrong, I decided to drive toward Arlington Cemetery the night before to scout out the area where I would be parking the car. Everything went fine. I was now ready to lead us into [...]
Tools for Great Relationships (BGMFPOD-002) Every couple enters marriage with their own bag of tools, but is often frustrated by their attempts at fixing things. They either have the wrong tools or do not use the tools properly. Having the right tools in your relational tool bag and using them properly can help you build [...]
A woman had gone through four marriages. First, she married a millionaire, then she married a film producer, then she married a butler, and then she married a funeral director. Somebody asked, “Why did you marry all of those guys?” She said, “Well I married 1 for the money, 2 for the show, 3 to [...]
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