Have you ever wondered how you could grow a better marriage than you now have? Could it be that the way we approach marriage could also help us to grow a better marriage? Prayerfully consider the following: “Knowing why we are married and should stay married is crucial. The key Read More…
I think it’s pretty safe to assume that there was a time this past week that we did SOMETHING that caused our spouse to either say or think, “Why did he/she DO that?” This begs the question, why do men and women act the way they do? Why is it Read More…
There are three major things men and women often misunderstand about each other: (1) that we’re different. (2) That the difference is from God. (3) That the differences exist to balance each other. (Unknown) This week we’d like to revisit the subject of accepting and appreciating each other’s differences as husband Read More…
“We’re SO different!!!” Isn’t that something you realize about each other the longer you live together as husband and wife? Before you marry, you concentrate on the many things you have in common. But after you’ve been married for a while and your life gets busy with all it takes to maintain Read More…
I’m constantly amazed by how easy it is to overlook one of the more obvious facts about men and women: They’re different! Feminists and others in the recent past have worked to blur the distinctions between the sexes. But this effort is ultimately doomed because God created us male and Read More…
“The old saying, ‘opposites attract’ is often true. The difficulty is once they marry they drive each other crazy. Our opposites tend to fascinate us because they add variety to life and pull us from our comfortable rut of familiarity. Accepting differences is difficult. “Opposites stretch us beyond ourselves, forcing Read More…
There are gender differences that can affect every aspect of married life. But it especially shows up in our approach to sex. Approach to Sex: Gender Differences Today, believing that there are no differences between men and women has become so evidently absurd that few people can proclaim it with Read More…
“For better or worse, for richer or for poorer in sickness and in health, forsaking all others, ’til death do us part.” That’s the vow that we make when we marry. But what does the “for better or worse” promise mean for those who marry where there are cross cultural marriage, or interracial marriage differences Read More…
Someone once said, “Love does not consist of just gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction. And for that, you need to open the lines of communication.” That’s difficult when you have communication differences present in your marriage. This week, we’d like to address opening Read More…
