I saw an interesting video from a Ring doorbell. An older British man knocked on a door and fussed at his young British neighbor who answered: “I have a complaint for you. You have caused me a great deal of trouble.” “Ay, how’s that?” “You sent flowers to my wife.” “Right, because I knew sheContinue reading “His Desire is Toward Me. Song of Solomon 7:10.”
Category Archives: Marriage
Make a Pros and Cons List (What Could be More Romantic?) 😉. S.O.S. 6:8-9.
One tool that can help with decision-making is a list of pros and cons. If you were considering a job offer, you might make such a list. The left side of the page would be labeled “Pros” and the right side “Cons.” In the Pros column, you list all the reasons to take the job:Continue reading “Make a Pros and Cons List (What Could be More Romantic?) 😉. S.O.S. 6:8-9.”
Dating Your Friend. SOS 5:16.
As college students, my wife and I broke up once for about a year. When we dated the second time, everything was different. The first two years had been fun but serious, a sort of heavy romance characterized by two things: (1) an effort to seek God together (we prayed on every date, having beenContinue reading “Dating Your Friend. SOS 5:16.”
Building Temples and Building Homes. 2 Chronicles 7:1-3.
Pictured: “Topping Out Bear Stearns, New York City,” image copied from https://millersamuel.com/with-a-flag-an-i-beam-and-a-christmas-tree-the-party-is-just-getting-started/ I grew up in a boomtown. During my childhood, Houston was America’s fastest growing city.[1] One day my friends and I might be in a field flipping over scrap wood to find snakes, and a year later it would be a 10-story IRSContinue reading “Building Temples and Building Homes. 2 Chronicles 7:1-3.”
Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee. Ruth 4:17.
“Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee. For where you go, I will go. And where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people and your God shall be my God. Where you die, I will die, and there will I be buried” Ruth 1:16-17. IContinue reading “Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee. Ruth 4:17.”
LEAVE AND CLEAVE. Genesis 12:1-3; 2:24.
God calls you to LEAVE your parents; even if you do not leave physically, your loyalties MUST change. After Adam met Eve, God announced: “For this reason [marriage], a man will leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and the two shall become one flesh” Genesis 2:24. Marriage requires us to stepContinue reading “LEAVE AND CLEAVE. Genesis 12:1-3; 2:24.”
How Would You Identify a Good Spouse? Genesis 24:15-21.
In Genesis 24, Abraham is getting old, and sends his servant to find a wife for Abraham’s son, Isaac. How will the servant know whom to choose? Maybe a beauty contest? How about a talent show? How does a man find a wife for another man? I won’t even buy shoes online for myself forContinue reading “How Would You Identify a Good Spouse? Genesis 24:15-21.”
Your Future Spouse. Proverbs 31:30.
Marriage is hard. Really. Before we wed, my girlfriend was my best friend. We actually were prayer partners before we dated. Then we dated for seven years (marriage being out of the question due to age and circumstances). We prayed on every date—every time we got together, we began with prayer, asking God to blessContinue reading “Your Future Spouse. Proverbs 31:30.”
GODLY LADIES. 1 Peter 3:1-7.
Today my Bible reading brings me to Peter’s first letter, and chapter three discusses the role and behavior of godly women. What might those characteristics be? Can you guess a few by looking at godly women in your own life? Peter begins with advice on how godly wives may provide LEADERSHIP to their lost husbands.Continue reading “GODLY LADIES. 1 Peter 3:1-7.”
Have you ever purchased tires? 2 Corinthians 6:14-16.
When you buy tires, the most essential detail is that the new tires match the old, remaining tires. What would happen if the tires on one side were a little bigger than the tires on the other side? Or what if they were made differently, one made hollow and filled with air, the other aContinue reading “Have you ever purchased tires? 2 Corinthians 6:14-16.”
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