A few years ago I across a peculiar scene in a restroom – a toilet with a red hanger you had to pull to flush the toilet. It was a strange sight, but it worked! Now, you might be wondering what this has to do with marriage. Let me explain.Like that q...
If you're playing a competitive game, it make sense to keep score so you know who's winning.Your marriage is not a competitive game.❤️ Sharing is Caring. Know someone who could benefit from this daily email? Forward them this email or send them to ht...
Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. (Psalm 139:16, ESV)It's natural to occasionally cast longing eyes on someone else’s portion. Perh...
Coach Mack Arrington, one of the subscribers to this email responded to one of my email about being hypocritical suggesting I write about the "out of character surprises."I thought I'd share he wrote instead of rewriting it.Luanne (my wife) always lo...
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. (James 5:16, ESV)There's a certain vulnerability that accompanies the act of praying for...
Is your spouse not listening to you or his he/she not hearing you?Get the distinction.It's unlikely that your spouse is not listening to you. I can imagine that he/she rehearses your words in his/her mind long after you've said them.What's more proba...
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. (Psalm 51:5, NIV)Imagine a young sapling, trying to grow tall and straight in a forest where the winds are fierce, and the soil is treacherous. This sapling is vulnerable,...
A friend of mine said this recently:Being right is a huge, deal-breaking deal that trumps all rational consideration.Saying the same thing in another way: Wanting to be right can sometimes be so important to people that they stop thinking clearly abo...
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12, NIV)Picture this: A potter wo...
[Jesus] went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly...
