Christian marital love

Love Needs Nurturing

We say we love our spouse, but do our actions show it? Love needs nurturing —your marriage relationship needs nurturing. One thing I’ve noticed is how few married couples keep the P.D.A. (Public Displays of Affection) going after they marry. Before marriage, their “love” is pretty obvious —they’re practically all Read More…

Loving Memory of a Great Marriage

“In loving memory” usually denotes someone has died. But that is not exactly the case as I want to make some comments in loving memory of my husband —Tony McWilliams. Tony is alive and well and today we are celebrating. Though my husband lives, he has died to himself on Read More…

Married, Smitten and Unashamed

I am utterly smitten with my husband. And you know what? I’m not ashamed to express that to him every opportunity I get throughout the day. We both work long hours and talk on the phone several times a day. So early on in our relationship we created a habit Read More…

Anniversaries: A Time to Reflect

It was March 18, 1972, that I stood in a small church in Troy, Michigan (USA). I was waiting nervously for my bride to walk down the aisle to begin a new life together as husband and wife. How nervous was I? Well, technically I “married the pastor.” That is Read More…

Love Celebrated

For those of us who enjoy celebrating Valentine’s Day, it can be a fun one, for sure! I’m looking forward to the dinner my husband Steve and I will be enjoying together tonight. We both still have to work during the day, but as we reunite tonight, love will be Read More…

Abandoning Two Worlds for One – Marriage Message #152

Marriage is an intertwining of two hearts and two lives, along with God’s, to help us live up to our potential. (Cindy Wright) In thinking about the “intertwining of two hearts” we’d like to challenge you with a devotional by Norm Wright from his book, Quiet Times for Couples published Read More…

What is Love? – Marriage Message #148

If you ask a hundred people, “What is Love?” you’ll most likely wind up with as many definitions. In Webster’s Dictionary alone there’s more than an entire column devoted to defining “Love.” With all due respect to Miriam Webster, we’d like to offer the following for your consideration. It came Read More…