Yesterday I shared how husbands can show love to their wives. Today is the second part from the book Love and Respect, on how wives can show respect to their husbands. Conquest – Appreciate his desire to work and achieve. Your husband will feel you appreciate his desire to work and achieve when . . . You tell him verbally or in writing that you value his work efforts. You express your faith in him related to his chosen field.... Read more
Ephesians 5:33 says, “However, each one of you [husband] also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. In his book Love and Respect, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs shares practical ways that husbands can show love to their wives. Buy his book for more ideas, but here are the highlights: Closeness. She wants you to be close. Your wife feels close to you when . . . You hold her hand. You hug her.... Read more
After six years of an increasingly unpopular president, the nation decided to vote the opposition party into power in both houses of Congress as a statement of dissatisfaction with the brokenness of Washington. That happened in 2006 when Democrats took control of Congress in George W. Bush’s final two years in office. To prove the truth of Ecclesiastes 1:9 that there is ‘nothing new under the sun,’ the same thing happened yesterday as America gave control of both houses of... Read more
If you missed this past Sunday, here is my latest message from the Married People series on Respect and Love: https://vimeo.com/110829378 Read more
If you’re a Bible reader, the Old Testament presents a bit of a quandary. There are some amazing stories in the Old Testament, but also pages and pages filled with prophecies, genealogies and laws that don’t apply to New Testament Christians any more. By sheer volume (nearly 75% of the Bible), the Old Testament demands relevance. But as New Testament Christians on this side of the cross, a fair question is: what purpose does the Old Testament serve today? Paul... Read more
Here is the second sermon in our Married People series: https://vimeo.com/110289137 Read more
Happy Halloween (or Reformation Day)! Here are five links to keep you learning through the weekend: What I Wish I Hadn’t Learned in Sunday School – very insightful on the dangers of growing up in church. 7 Characeristics Pastors Can Learn from Peyton Manning – applies to all of us, not just pastors. Omaha! Don’t Miss This One Great Thing for Your Marriage – solid word, easy to implement. Unchurched Americans Most Resistant to Evangelism Outreach in 20 years –... Read more
Affairs are devastating, we all know that. But for most of us, it doesn’t apply. Or are we having an affair without knowing it? Sometimes you can have an affair not with a someone, but with a something. Husbands, it may not be a woman you’re having an affair with. Maybe it’s your career. Maybe you find all the fulfillment, all the happiness, all the purpose that you’re supposed to find in your wife through your career. Maybe you’re cheating on your wife,... Read more
In our Married People series, I recently talked about what married people do. Thankfully I embrace awkwardness, so it didn’t phase me! Here’s the video: https://vimeo.com/110293579 Read more
If your marriage is more about fighting then it is about having fun, then you’re off track from where God wants your marriage to be. Sunday at Mt Vernon I shared seven ways that couples can be serious about having more fun in their marriage: 1. Identify the biggest culprits crowding into your marriage space. What is it that is crowding into the space that’s reserved for you and your spouse? Is it a career? Is it the kids? Is it... Read more
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