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Sovereignty and Snotty Noses

“Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.” Jeremiah 10:23 As I read this verse my...

Valentines Day Post: In Your Changing, Change Not

A standing joke between me and my wife is to say something like “I love you just the way you are, so don’t ever change…at all…ever.” (you...

Respect in Marriage: Getting Practical II

This weekend was incredibly busy and Liz and I were too tired (albeit a good tired :-) to post this yesterday. So, in answer to this...

Respect in Marriage: Getting Practical

We want to give you some practical applications for how respect plays out in the everyday realm of marriage. Sometimes it’s helpful to...

A Dash of Friday Morning Jealousy

Last Friday morning, with an uncommonly busy week behind me and with an uncommonly busy weekend ahead of me, I was devoting an hour or so...

Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

I’ve been listening through the works of C. S. Lewis (Mere Christianity, The Problem of Pain, The Screwtape Letters, and A Grief Observed...

Respect in Marriage: God Wasn’t Just Talking to Wives II

Yesterday we asked how we could begin to treat our spouses with respect, even when they don’t deserve it. I suppose I should start off by...

Respect in Marriage: God Wasn’t Just Talking to Wives

After a short respite in “practical application” land we are back on track with our posts about the basic components of a biblical...

Love in Marriage: How do I love thee?…No Seriously, HOW? Part II

The point of yesterday’s post was that you should find ways to love a spouse as a unique specimen of humanity. So here is one way to do...

Love in Marriage: How do I love thee?…No seriously, HOW?

Lest I be accused of being impractical with my theology (*shudder* may it never be), I wanted to take today and tomorrow’s post and give...