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#120: Speaking Words Of Exaltation
Speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. (James 2:12) We desire enrichment in our marriage, but we have a bit of a communication problem. Each of us care deeply for the other, but we rarely express it. We are extremely reserved people. In addition to having trouble…
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#118: Ready For Rebuke?
Preach the Word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long suffering and teaching. (2 Timothy 4:2) Love definitely has its soft side, but let me suggest it also has a sharp side. Deep love means caring enough to set somebody straight when that person has driven off the…
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#117: The Two Become One
A man shall leave his father and mother… and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24) Our marriage looks a lot different now than it did when we first started out. Time erodes idealism and exposes the futility of the world’s shallowness. It didn’t take us long to see what our sin nature looks like…
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#116: Building Up By Exposing Wrong
He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. (Proverbs 15:32) God’s reproof is consistent with His character. He reproves us to keep us on the pathway to blessing. God often “whispers” warning through His still, quiet voice, but He also speaks “audibly” through His Word and almost “shouts” His pleas during…
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#37: The Value Of Children
Psalm 128 One of the characteristics that distinguished the Jews from other people of the Bible was the value they placed on children. They had learned well Yahweh’s absolute prohibition of child sacrifice (Dt 12:31-32) and the importance he placed on teaching children to love and serve him (Dt 6:7-9). Jesus responded in anger to…
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#110: Relax A Little
Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life. (Ecclesiastes 9:9) We just love when we take our Monday off so that we can both relax and just enjoy one another’s company. These days feel like holidays to us. We don’t have to plan our day. We don’t need…
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#108: Healing Marital Hurts
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you… forgiving one another. (Ephesians 4: 31-32) As we work through the forgiveness process in our relationship with our spouse, we can discover several significant issues. First, hurting our spouse also hurts God. God calls it sin when we say disrespectful or…
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#106: Faint Praise
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. (Proverbs 31:28) Isn’t it a great feeling to be praised for something you’ve done? There is hardly anything like it. We all love to get verbal “pats on the back” when we do something well. It’s part of how we…
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#104: Intimacy Is To Know Me
O Lord… you know me. (Psalm 139:1)The Psalmist in this passage is expressing the sheer wonder that God knows him and still loves him. He marvels at how intricately God knows and understands his heart, mind, thoughts, and actions. Ephesians tells us that we are God’s workmanship, or handiwork, and that He has studied and…
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#102: To Beseech Another With Exhortation, Comfort & Care
I, therefore… beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called. (Ephesians 4:1) Caring entreaty (an earnest and humble request of what really matters) helps give purpose and passion to life. It’s easy to fall into the barrenness of a busy life, thus faithfully addressing the tyranny (cruel and oppressive) of…
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