Posts tagged marriage

Boaz woke up one evening with a lovely, god-fearing woman lying at his feet begging him to marry her! How in the world did he manage that?

When the wedding ceremony is over there are some things that true love doesn’t wait for.

My wife, Danielle, and I had our first date on Friday evening, January 24, 2003. Afterward, my buddy Joe prodded, “So, is she The One?” And I remember pausing. Tempting as it was to shout, “Yes!” … that seemed a touch impulsive, so I settled for a breathy, “She’s a really nice girl.” I guess didn’t want to jinx it.

My wife and I recently had a marital first: we attended a Couple’s Retreat simply as a couple (and not as pastor and wife). I’ll …

[Note from Greg: My wife thought of this article idea a few months ago and I was more than happy to have her write it during …

It was a time of pressure for my wife and me. My evenings were filled with classwork, our small children demanded constant attention from my wife throughout the day, and challenges in the ministry weighed on us and occupied much of our conversation. It was the perfect storm for burnout and disillusionment.

What follows is intended for unmarried men, though I suppose it’s silly to think young ladies won’t peek. So, if you’re a young lady, proceed with this caution: You may not like the counsel.

Any masterpiece painting can suffer from damage or decay over the years. God’s master portrait of marriage is no exception. Just as museums dedicate themselves to carefully restoring a masterwork, the church is now facing a time when it must carefully restore a Biblical view of marriage. As that restoration process begins, the church should take these five essential steps.

Although marriage is not the only place where one can find spiritual blessing, social blessing, or material blessing, it might be the only place where one can find all of those blessings so closely tied together. If the church is wise, she will promote this full package of blessings and nothing less.

In part 1, Zach observed that marriage ought to be a spiritual blessing. This week we continue with Part 2—Embracing Marriage as a Social Blessing …