In their book, and at their web site, SQuire Rushnell and Louise DuArt challenge couples to do “the most intimate act between a man and a woman” – that is, pray together for at least five minutes a day for 40 days. You may have heard that couples who pray together stay together, but did [...]
This essay by Robert George is an important and excellent introduction to help Christians guide their thinking about the function of government, and in particular how the law and morality relate to abortion and marriage.
Robert P. George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at [...]
You may have heard about the controversy between a resident of the city of Duncanville, Texas who wants to continue having group sex parties which have drawn up to 100 people to his home and the city, which in response to neighbor’s complaints, has passed a law forbidding sex clubs in residential areas.
I find this [...]
There’s a big difference in the criticism that comes from people who love and want the best for you and the criticism that comes from those who don’t. Carolyn Custis James
(November 2007, Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation Newletter)
Something sad and something funny:
I conducted a study in which I asked 500 individuals to tell me about the marriage they most admired. To my dismay, nearly half said they couldn’t recommend even one healthy, exemplary marriage. (Dr. Neil Clark Warren, Jun/July Focus on the Family Magazine, page 10) Very sad indeed!
My husband and I [...]
Conventional view of marriage
Expectation: My partner will meet all my needs. He/she exists for me.
Reality: My partner will fail to meet my needs
Result: I will harbor hurt towards my partner and I will look elsewhere to get my needs met.
Christian view of marriage
Expectation: God has given me my partner to love and serve. God meets my partners needs – in [...]
“Nothing is more important to your marriage than your theology (what you believe about God), and nothing is more important to your theology (and hence your marriage) than the gospel.”
“When we grasp the depth of God’s love for us revealed in the gospel, when we rest in the joy of God’s forgiveness toward us in [...]
Focus on the Family has some helpful resources for different aspects of family life.
The guest on Focus on the Family radio program today and tomorrow is Dr. Richard Swenson who talks about our need to maintain a healthy balance in our stress-filled, fast-paced culture. He is the author of a couple of excellent books on the subject:
The Overload Syndrome: Learning to Live Within Your Limits
and
Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, [...]
A few days ago (July 31, 2007) Pastor Eric did a nice piece on Caring for Pastor’s Wives.
HT: Justin Taylor
