Biblia

MARITAL ASSETS

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”

ADULTERERS BEWARE

Topics: Adultery; Betrayal; Community; Example; Faithfulness; Marriage; Purity; Relationships; Self-control; Tolerance; Unfaithfulness; Vows; Workplace References: Exodus 20:14; Proverbs 6:20–35; Matthew 5:27–30; Romans 2:17–24 Sheriff’s deputies in Pinellas County, Florida, will be suspended if they commit adultery. So says Country Sheriff Dennis Fowler. His reason is that adultery is not a victimless crime. Rather, it has … Continue reading “ADULTERERS
BEWARE”

MEN AND MARRIAGE

Topics: Attitudes; Commitment; Contentment; Family; Husbands; Love; Marriage; Singleness; Wives References: Genesis 2:24; Proverbs 12:4; 18:22; Malachi 2:16; Mark 10:9 It’s better to marry than to stay single, men said. That was the finding of a study done in 2006 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 66 percent of men agreed with … Continue reading “MEN
AND MARRIAGE”

MORE SINGLE WOMEN

Topics: Husbands; Lifestyle; Marriage; Singleness; Spouses References: Genesis 2:18; Judges 21:14; Matthew 19:11; 1 Corinthians 7:32–35 Fifty-one percent of women lived without a spouse in 2006. According to a January 2007 article in The New York Times, this is the first time in American history that single women outnumbered married women. That percentage was up … Continue reading “MORE
SINGLE WOMEN”

OUT-OF-WEDLOCK BIRTHS

Topics: Abstinence; Babies; Chastity; Children; Cohabitation; Family; Home; Marriage; Monogamy; Parents; Premarital Sex; Sexual Immorality; Vows References: Genesis 2:24; 1 Corinthians 6:18–20; 7:8–9; Ephesians 5:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:3–5; Hebrews 13:4; 1 Peter 2:11 Of the 4.1 million babies born in the United States in 2005, more than 1.5 were brought into the world by unmarried … Continue reading “OUT-OF-WEDLOCK
BIRTHS”

ARE YOU MAD AT ME?

Topics: Anger; Apathy; Arguments; Conflict; Emotions; Feelings; Insensitivity; Marriage; Needs; Passivity; Relationships; Spouses References: 1 Corinthians 7:1–7; 13:4–7; Ephesians 5:22–33; Colossians 3:18–19; 1 Peter 3:7 Recently Jana and I weathered one of the most stressful weeks in our marriage. I had spent two weeks traveling for business, and now I had to prepare presentations to … Continue reading “ARE
YOU MAD AT ME?”

FIRST FIGHT

Topics: Arguments; Conflict; Division; Family; Fighting; Husbands; Marriage; Murder; Relationships; Spouses; Violence; Wives References: Proverbs 12:4; 19:13; 27:15; Ephesians 4:26–27; 5:22–23; Colossians 3:19; 1 Peter 3:1–7 Three weeks after her wedding day, Joanna called her minister in hysterics. “Pastor,” she cried, “John and I had our first fight. It was awful! What am I going … Continue reading “FIRST
FIGHT”

DON’T COME HOME

Topics: Arguments; Attitudes; Confrontation; Emotions; Family; Fatherhood; Fighting; Guidance; Obedience; Parenting; Problems; Vows References: Genesis 2:24; Proverbs 22:6; Mark 10:9; Ephesians 5:22–33; Titus 2:4; Hebrews 13:4 My husband, Mike, and I had been married only a few months when we had a major argument. In a fit of rage, I stormed onto our back porch … Continue reading “DON’T
COME HOME”

TAKING A BREAK

Topics: Apathy; Commitment; Communication; Indifference; Intimacy; Love; Marriage; Spouses References: Proverbs 18:22; Ephesians 5:25–33; Colossians 3:19; 1 Peter 3:7; Revelation 3:15–16 A businessman moved over slightly as a young man crowded into the airplane seat next to him. As they both fastened their seat belts, the businessman good-naturedly asked whether the young man was traveling … Continue reading “TAKING
A BREAK”