In an April 13, 2015 post by Shaunti Feldhahn on the Family Life Marriage Memo blog, she shared a wonderful insight she received from a man attending one of her lectures. She said he gave her 2 sentences that summarized everything she had to say that day … There are two types of couples in this world. Those who want to work everything out before they commit, and those who want to commit to working everything out. These are profoundly...
Posts Tagged "Eph. 5"
This past Tuesday I was interviewed live on KFUO AM radio by Andy Bates, the host of the daily “Faith-n-Family” program. I thoroughly enjoyed being able to share God’s awesome way for ALL our relationships. I basically summarized, in one hour, the heart of this Life in God’s Way blog-site. If you listened in, great. If not, you may want to go listen to the show now by finding it on the KFUOAM.org archives. Or,...
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 and sugar plus a few “special” ingredients to make them REALLY good. Add the ingredients in the right amounts and right order, bake them at the right temperature for the right amount of...
Is there such a thing as the perfect husband? Absolutely! His name is Jesus. That’s the point made by St. Paul in Eph. 5:32. In reference to his words on the three aspects of marital love in the previous verse he says, “This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.” Jesus has claimed all Christians collectively as His beloved bride. He has loved us with perfect love that fulfills...
Simple and memorable guidance for marriage. That’s what God gives us through a key Bible passage that’s repeated three times, once at each of three key points in History. The Word of God instructs us, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” (ESV) This passage is first heard from the mouth of God, the Father, at creation in Gen....