Have you ever voiced one of these statements: “If only I was married to someone who cares more about me! Life would be so much better.” “It’s because of him (or her) that I act the way I do. I act like a totally different person with everyone else!” “I Read More…
Recently, after reading Romans 12 in the Bible, we looked at each other and said, “This chapter epitomizes marriage in SO many ways!” We’ve since re-read it quite a few times because it’s so relevant to how every spouse should live. Of course, this chapter is written to a church; Read More…
This is football season in the United States. No, we’re not referring to soccer. We acknowledge that soccer is also called football in many countries. But American football is quite different from soccer football. Yes, there are some similarities; but American football involves much more physical combativeness between teams that Read More…
Wait! What? Don’t you mean deepen your love for your spouse? No. I actually mean we need to deepen our love for our marriage. As I (Steve) was praying about this, God showed me that there is a huge disconnect between the people of God, and God, on this matter. Read More…
Here’s an all too familiar scenario: You “fell in love” with your spouse before marrying. But then sometime AFTER marrying, you look at him or her and wonder, “Who IS this person?” He or she is totally different from the person you thought you married. It causes you to wonder: Read More…
LOOK AT THE SCRIPT: “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25). This message has been around for thousands of years, so it’s nothing new. It is one of the three callings of a husband. But this passage, recited in Read More…
“It is easy to say we love God when that love doesn’t cost us anything more than weekly attendance at religious services. But the real test of our love for God is how we treat the people right in front of us—our family members and fellow believers. We cannot truly Read More…
This Marriage Message and next (Marriage Message #9) we will be giving ten principles to help strengthen your marriage. They are titled The Ten Commandments for Marriage. Elisabeth Elliot, who was a former missionary, writer, radio broadcaster, and a woman of God is the one who wrote them. We are Read More…
