Author: Administrador

Topics: Anger; Bitterness; Forgiveness; Gratitude; Husbands; Ingratitude; Marriage; Relationships; Resentment; Wives Reference: Matthew 18:15–35 I collect old newspapers. I was humored by a story in the November 17, 1930, edition of the Chicago Herald Examiner about a husband and a wife. The article tells of a man named Harry Havens of Indiana, who went to … Continue reading “HIS
SEVEN-YEAR FIT”

Topics: Family; Generosity; Marriage; Materialism; Money; Responsibility References: Proverbs 11:24–25; Ecclesiastes 5:8–15 Several men in the locker room of a private exercise club were talking when a cell phone rang. One man picked it up without hesitation and said, “Hello?” “Honey, it’s me,” she said. “Sugar!” “I’m at the mall two blocks from the club. … Continue reading “ANYTHING
FOR SUGAR”

Topics: Accepting Christ; Adultery; Awakenings; Beginnings; Change; Conversion; Desperation; Invitation; Reconciliation; Repentance; Restoration; Salvation; Worry References: Isaiah 57:18; Joel 2:32; Romans 6:20–23; 2 Corinthians 7:9–10; Ephesians 5:8–10; Titus 3:3; 1 Peter 3:1–2 Shawna Pilat’s husband still wasn’t home from his Saturday night partying. “It was very common for Rick to be out all night. I … Continue reading “HEALING
FOR A BROKEN MARRIAGE”

Topics: Determination; Love; Marriage; Passion; Purpose; Romance References: Genesis 2:24; Proverbs 18:22; Mark 10:8; Ephesians 5:28 Brian Shipwash and his girlfriend, Shandra Miller, were riding a motorcycle up North Carolina’s Pilot Mountain. At a curve in the road, Shipwash lost control and crashed into the side of an oncoming pickup truck. The couple went flying, … Continue reading “PROPOSING
ON A BIKE”

Topics: Anxiety; Faith; Growth; Husbands; Marriage; New Life; Patience; Security in God; Stress; Trust; Vows; Wives References: Matthew 10:34–39; 1 Corinthians 7:10–17; 1 Peter 3:1–2 When I met Christ, I was forty-nine years old and had been married to my husband for seventeen years. We had two children and a quiet suburban life. We had … Continue reading “SHOCK
THERAPY FOR MARRIAGE”

Topics: Christmas; Church; Community; Friendship; Marriage; Spiritual Gifts; Teamwork; Unity References: Proverbs 27:17; Ecclesiastes 4:9–11; Mark 10:6–9; Romans 12:3–8; 1 Corinthians 1:10; 12; Ephesians 4:11–16 Slats Grobnik, who sold Christmas trees, noticed one couple on the hunt for a Christmas tree. The guy was skinny with a big Adam’s apple, and she was kind of … Continue reading “WEDDED
TREES”

Topics: Cohabitation; Divorce; Marriage; Relationships; Romance; Sexual Immorality References: Genesis 2:18–24; 1 Corinthians 7:1–7, 10–11 While marriage still accounts for the majority of relationships, its traditional dominance is giving way to the growing popularity of common-law unions. According to data from the 1995 General Social Survey in Canada, women whose first conjugal union was a … Continue reading “COMMON-LAW
MARRIAGE”

Topics: Divorce; Faithfulness; Finances; Lifestyle; Love; Loyalty; Marriage; Money; Possessions; Poverty; Prosperity; Relationships; Riches; Teamwork; Wealth References: Malachi 2:16; Matthew 19:1–9; Mark 10:1–12; 1 Corinthians 7:10–11 People who marry and stay hitched accumulate nearly twice as much wealth as those who are single or divorced. That’s what a researcher at Ohio State University discovered. Economist … Continue reading “MARITAL
ASSETS”

Topics: Adultery; Cost; Divorce; Faithfulness; Marriage; Vows References: Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:6; Mark 10:1–12 Adultery need not break up marriages. It’s the civilized way of dealing with the fault line of marriage—desire. So says social commentator Minette Marrin in London’s Sunday Times. In America adultery is no longer a crime in half the states, and … Continue reading “COSTLY
ADULTERY”

Topics: Arguments; Conflict; Disunity; Family; Fighting; Marriage; Peace; Prayer; Presumption; Relationships; Strife References: Proverbs 27:15; Ephesians 4:26–27; Philippians 2:14; Colossians 3:19; Hebrews 12:14; James 4:1 An elderly couple lived together in a nursing home. Though they had been married for sixty years, their relationship was strained with constant arguments, disagreements, and shouting contests. The fights … Continue reading “FIGHTING
TO DEATH”