Author: Administrador

Topics: Accepting Christ; Invitation; Marriage; Romance; Salvation References: John 1:12; Ephesians 5:31–32 Tedd was five years older than Janet, finished college before her, and was working in a city hundreds of miles from her. They always seemed to be at different places in their lives. But they had been dating for seven years. Every Valentine’s … Continue reading “THE
WORD HE LONGED TO HEAR”

Topics: Cohabitation; Commitment; Family; Marriage; Pleasure; Sex References: 1 Corinthians 6:15–20; 7:3–5 Married people have better sex lives than single people. And married people are about twice as likely as unmarried people to make love at least two or three times a week. That’s not all. Married sex is more fun, certainly, at least, for … Continue reading “SATISFIED
WITH SEX”

Topics: Abuse; Anger; Conflict; Emotions; Family; Love; Marriage; Remorse; Revenge; Temper; Violence References: Psalm 11:5; Matthew 5:21–22; Romans 13:10; Ephesians 4:26–27 I was a nurse in the operating room for several years. One day a couple arrived, both with gunshot wounds. He had awakened late for his first day on the job because his wife … Continue reading “SHOTGUN
LOVE”

Topics: Commitment; Cooperation; Marriage; Relationships; Teamwork Reference: Matthew 19:3–12 Side Show is a musical based on the true story of the Hilton twins. The Hiltons were Siamese twins who rose from poverty as a sideshow attraction to become a singing and dancing vaudeville act in the 1930s and, later, stars of some B-grade films. One … Continue reading “JOINED
AT THE HIP”

Topics: Conflict; Divorce; Marriage; Relationships References: Malachi 2:16; Matthew 19:1–6; 1 Corinthians 7:10–11 A couple was in the midst of a hostile divorce. Six months into their case, their baby boy was born. His mother named him a day later, only to find her husband had gone to court to bar her from naming the … Continue reading “NAMING
THE CHILD”

Topics: Marriage; Ministry; Skills References: Genesis 1:26–31; 2:4–25; Ecclesiastes 4:9–12; Luke 10:1; Ephesians 5:22–33 When the time came for a strategic decision during his ministry, Jesus made an interesting choice. He gathered seventy-two workers, like regional representatives, and sent them to various towns to prepare people for his visits (see Luke 10:1). He could have … Continue reading “THE
POWER OF A PAIR”

Topics: Depravity; God’s Love; Idolatry; Persistence; Sin References: Ezekiel 16:15–63; Hosea 1:2; James 4:4 Have you ever had to turn a lover over to a mortal enemy to allow her to find out for herself what his intentions toward her really were? Have you ever had to lie in bed knowing she was believing his … Continue reading “LETTING
LOVE GO”

Topics: Child Rearing; Children; Divorce; Family; Marriage; Parenting References: Matthew 19:3–12; Mark 10:10–12 Children don’t need parents who like each other or are even civil to each other. But they do need them to stay together, for better or for worse. That’s the conclusion of therapist Judith Wallerstein in The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce. This … Continue reading “STAYING
MARRIED FOR THE KIDS”

Topics: Hearing God; Listening; Love; New Life; Spiritual Perception References: John 3:16; 10:1–16; Romans 6:4–7; 2 Corinthians 5:17 For fifty-seven years, Steve Henning of Huntley, Illinois, could not hear music, laughter, or human speech. Even though he lived a full life, he still longed to hear the voices of those he loved. In the winter … Continue reading “FIRST
WORDS”

Topics: Help; Husbands; Love; Marriage; Servanthood; Wives References: Acts 20:35; Ephesians 5:25; 1 Peter 3:7; 1 John 3:16 I learned some lessons about vacuuming one day. First, I learned that our cat is terrified of vacuum cleaners. That kept me entertained for about an hour. As I vacuumed in one direction, a stripe would appear. … Continue reading “LESSONS
FROM A VACUUM CLEANER”