Life is full of decisions. Sometimes people make decisions that affect you and other times your decisions affect others. There are some decisions that anyone can make and others that you should make for yourself or others. We are trying to teach our children the value of making wise decisions. Our older son, who is […]
Entries Tagged as 'Marriage'
The Importance of Making Decisions
January 7th, 2015 · 1 Comment · Christianity, Marriage, parenting
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What Happens in Vegas Goes Straight to the Blog
March 17th, 2014 · 2 Comments · Marriage, Missy, Personal
This past weekend Missy and I renewed our vows for our 10th Anniversary…in Las Vegas…with Elvis. Enjoy!
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What To Cover in Pre-Marital Counseling
February 29th, 2012 · 11 Comments · Christianity, Marriage, Ministry
Most ministers are going to do pre-marital counseling at some point in time. When you get that request where do you turn to find out what to cover to prepare this couple for a life long commitment to one another? Here is my basic outline of things to cover when doing pre-marital counseling. This is […]
Law, Grace, and Love – Think in Terms of Wedding Vows
May 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Christianity, Grace, Love, Marriage, Religion
It is clear as can be that the New Testament contains commandments and the Old Testament contains grace. So it is hard to draw lines between them when it comes to what God was looking for in each. I tend to think he was looking for the same thing in both testaments. He was looking […]
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Ephesians 5 – Husbands, Wives, and Mutual Submission?
April 21st, 2010 · 16 Comments · Apostle Paul, Bible, Christianity, Church, Ephesians, Family, Marriage, New Testament, Religion
I am in the process of writing small group curriculum for Paul’s prison letters. The text in focus right now is Ephesians 5:21-6:24 and part of that is Paul’s “household code.” Paul mentions three sets of relationships in chapters 5 & 6 that each have two parts: husbands & wives, children & parents, slaves & […]
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Mark Gungor Explains Differences in the Male and Female Brains
October 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Humor, Marriage
Great stuff… This is from this excellent video series called Mark Gungor: Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage which I would highly recommend for ministers who do pre-marital and marital counseling and would also be a good resource for a couple looking to understand each other better. It is a 4 DVD set for […]
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The Question
May 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Marriage
My wife Missy has about as many questions as anyone I know. They are not just questions for the sake of asking questions. She is genuinly curious and wants to know the answer. When we were dating and even a few times in our marriage she would ask “The Question.” It would go something like […]
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Updated Marriage, Family and Parenting Resources Page
April 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Family, Marriage, parenting
Just a note that the marriage and family resources tab has been updated with many more great links. I hope to annotate many more of the links in the near future. Here is the link.
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Pepperdine’s List of Family Ministry Resources
March 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Christianity, Church, Family, Marriage, Ministry
Pepperdine has a great online list of resources to help churches and ministries that want to reach out to families. This is a very good list. Here is the link. HT: Tim Spivey
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Ben Witherington’s Post on Redefining Marriage
December 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Christianity, Marriage, Religion
BWIII just put up a thought provoking post on redefining marriage and looking at it from a Christian perspective. Very informative and thought provoking. Here is the link. Here are some excerpts: “What should Christians think of this matter? Well, in the first place not only is marriage defined in the Bible as an act […]
