Dining with the Difficult
December 23, 2014 | Marriage Matters
“Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we’re related for better or for worse…and try to keep the maiming…
Turbo Tongue
December 9, 2014 | Marriage Matters
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! (James 3:5) James had…
The Transsexual Dilemma: Part 2 of a 5-Part Series
December 2, 2014 | Marriage Matters
Recent events in both the culture and the Church have prodded me this week to post, in a five-part series, an article I wrote…
Surveying the Damage
November 25, 2014 | Marriage Matters
I’m somewhat OK with admitting my sin. It’s clearly not my favorite thing to do, but I will if I have to. Examining its impact is…
Beware the Grudge
November 18, 2014 | Marriage Matters
A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers. ~ Ruth Bell Graham Even on the best of football teams, fumbles happen. Or passes get…
To Love, Honor, and Scrutinize
October 21, 2014 | Marriage Matters
“Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.” -Benjamin Franklin Some of us have that backwards. We marry without duly scrutinizing our…
The Intimate Enemy
September 30, 2014 | Marriage Matters
“Husbands, love your wives”, Paul admonishes in Colossians 3:19. Well, we’ve heard that before, but then he adds an interesting challenge: “—and be not…
Still in the Dog House? Try This
September 16, 2014 | Marriage Matters
For the married man who’s let his wife down, there can be a real helplessness that goes along with repentance. You know you’ve messed…
Hearing Aids
September 9, 2014 | Marriage Matters
There’s a lot I can get away with in my house. I can leave dirty socks in my study, sing Motown classics to let…
Priceless
August 26, 2014 | Marriage Matters
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife — –1Peter 3:7 I’m sure I know my wife…
What the Wounded Wife Has to Say
August 19, 2014 | Marriage Matters
If I knew falling in love would hurt this much I would have rather fallen into a ditch, and maybe I would be healed…
He’s Just Not That Into Him
August 5, 2014 | Marriage Matters
A book and subsequent film titled “He’s Just Not That Into You” looked at the phenomena of single women who find it hard to…
You Want Her to Trust You Again?
July 29, 2014 | Marriage Matters
The married man who uses porn, commits adultery, or gives himself to other kinds of unclean behavior breaks trust. He’s in a covenanted relationship…
Building Trust
June 10, 2014 | Marriage Matters
If you’re a married man who’s messed up by committing sexual sin, and your wife is both aware of and recovering from your actions,…