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This wedding proposal has a happy ending. But the moments in between are pretty scary!

In Galatians 5:13, it says to, “…serve one another through love.”
If you are married, this means we should be serving our spouse. Okay, so “serve my spouse”… what does that mean? How do I do it?
I have my own ideas, but today I want to share some examples from some guys who’ve been married [...]

On Sunday mornings, I teach a bible study to a group of married couples. Our class is called Marriage Matters. They are a wonderful group of people who faithfully attend to learn more about their relationship with Christ and with their spouse.
For the last couple of years, I’ve issued a Valentine’s Challenge. We alternate [...]

Even though married partners should eagerly ask for forgiveness when they hurt one another, it becomes a hard thing to do in the give & take of life.
But marriages can only grow in intimacy and flourish when we give and receive forgiveness for the offenses that hurt unity.
Every offense that is not forgiven drives a [...]

When was the last time your spouse gave you a compliment in front of other people?
How did it make you feel?
I know for me it is awesome. I’m on cloud nine for the rest of the day. My chest bows up a little bit and I walk in confidence knowing my wife loves [...]

In my teaching time this week we looked at a few passages in Genesis. As we went through the scripture and discussed it, one of the verses and one of the questions jumped out at me and seem to cut right through to my heart.
And God created man in His own image, in the [...]

What could possibly go wrong in a marriage to make someone go from love to hate? How could someone’s heart change so drastically?

As David and Michal begin their marriage, Michal “loved him.”
When Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him. 1 Sam 18:28
After [...]

Job was a man of wealth. A man of power. He “had it all.” But more than his wealth, he had an incredible relationship with God.
But Job lost it all. In the blink of an eye, he lost it all.
Job’s wife lost is all too. She undoubtedly suffered intense heartbreak and pain right [...]

Sorry for the time off between posts. I took a couple of days with the family for a homeschool adventure. Here’s a picture from our trip.

Today I’d like to discuss a very moving story in the Bible. The story of Jairus in the Gospels rips me apart every time I read it.
Jairus is [...]

Everything we hear today demands that we put ourself first.
“If you don’t, who will?”
“You deserve it.”
“It’s time for some ME time.”
But God’s word has something different for those who follow Christ.
Paul wrote the book of Philippians because he was concerned that people thought they were better than others. Paul saw this [...]