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The Recipe for Good Sex
My family loves to bake cookies. One of our favorite chocolate chip recipes is fairly simple, but delicious. We’ve made them so many times that we have the recipe pretty well memorized. It includes the basic ingredients like flour, eggs … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Sex
Tagged Eph. 5, God's way, incarnational, love, sacrificial, sex, unconditional
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Cruising with Power
My family had an awesome time on our Caribbean cruise last week. We had focused time together, beautiful weather, awesome sights to see, great food and great entertainment. I’ll always cherish the memories including snorkeling with Micah in Cozumel, climbing … Continue reading
MGW Retreat Comments
Todd and I recently returned from a wonderful Marriage In God’s Way retreat for married and engaged couples. We had about 30 couples attend an overnight retreat in Holland, MI. Nine of the couples were engaged and we had couples … Continue reading
A Gay New Year
It happened in Maine yesterday. Couples were lined up at midnight to get their marriage license and tie the knot. The news report showed the smiling faces of two men who had waited for years for this opportunity. I … Continue reading
His Workmanship
Does a piece of wood need to be perfect to become a beautiful piece of art? Not at all. In fact, it’s often the pieces of wood with the most flaws and blemishes that become the most beautiful works of … Continue reading
Good Trip … Yah, You Betcha!
It was a delight to spend the day with some Christian brothers and sisters in Minnesota this past Saturday. I had the privilege to share the blessings of marriage in God’s way as outlined for us in Scripture. As the residents … Continue reading
Congregational Life Shaped by Marriage in God’s Way
An understanding of “Marriage in God’s Way” can be very useful to a Christian congregation in many aspects of its life. It can help with preparing couples for marriage, counseling couples in marriage crisis, helping teens deal with dating issues, … Continue reading
“Thumbs Up” for the Adopted Child
Five-year-old Diana sat cold and frightened in the little room at the airport where she had been taken upon her arrival in the United States. She feared she would be abandoned here, just as she had been abandoned at the … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Relationship Priorities
Tagged Example, Jesus, love, Thumbs Up, worldview
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“Thumbs Up” for the Troubled Teen
Joe was terrified to face his parents. How could he tell them that his girlfriend was pregnant? Thoughts of suicide crept into the back of his mind. He mustered the courage to tell his older sister, Jennifer. After wiping her … Continue reading
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Tagged Example, relationships, Thumbs Up
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“Thumbs Up” for the Divorced Mom
Sally was filled with shame as she confessed to Pastor Jacobs that Terry had served her with divorce papers just before leaving town with another woman. Not knowing what else to do, she had followed the lawyer’s advice and signed … Continue reading
Posted in Living Single, Marriage, Relationship Priorities
Tagged Example, Thumbs Up, worldview
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