Spirituality

14 May

Family is not Enough, Family is Not Everything

Family is not everything. It is an unpopular message, but it is truth. God first created the family unit. In the Garden, God sanctioned the first marriage and then asked them to multiply and have children. Family is close to the heart of God, and it was priority for him to introduce it first to […]

14 Apr

Your Spiritual Hygiene in Marriage: Clean or Dirty?

When Jesus came to earth, he spent most of his time ministering to two groups of people: 1) the sinners and 2) the Pharisees. The sinners were more evidently sinful, but the Pharisees acted like they were living sinless lives and in doing so were very sinful. They were pompous and arrogant. They believed they […]

25 Mar

But the Bible Doesn’t Answer “OUR” Marriage Issues…

Oh man. This is a common thought, huh? It is not one that is vocalized often, but sometimes it sneakily creeps into the back of our minds. The Bible gives answers for many marriage issues, but when it comes down to specific situations, there are plenty of issues that have not been directly addressed in […]

11 Nov

6 Building Blocks of a Great Family

“How to have a great family” – it is a Christian topic that we wrestle with all the time. Everyone knows that family is close to the heart of God, family is important and all Christians should treat their family like a ministry. Satan knows this too, which is why he tries to divide our […]

30 Oct

Hidden Landmines You Don’t Anticipate in Marriage

BOOM. Instantaneously, a once thriving marital relationship can be wrought by horrific, deafening, mind-numbing pain. Your marriage is hemorrhaging and the situation seems all together unmanageable. This is the reality of the landmines that frequently explode in marriages just like yours… and the reality is there are some pains that you cannot anticipate ahead of […]

24 Oct

Dear Husband, You Will Never Complete Me

I love you, but you don’t complete me. In fact, you will never complete me. You are not actually my other half. You can never be that for me. Whoa. That seems harsh, but in reality, it is actually the marking of a very healthy relationship. “You complete me” may be one of your favorite […]

21 Oct

Why a Works-Based Perspective Exhausts Your Marriage

If you are Protestant, you have probably heard that salvation is based on faith not works. However, as many times as we say it, we often don’t embrace what this means for our daily lives. Rather than trying to live right and do the right thing through solely our own strength, we need to submit […]

25 Aug

Your Spouse is Not the Most Important Person in Your Life

You read that correctly. Your spouse is not the most important person in your life. If your spouse is in the number 1 spot, you better move him or her down to number 2, or else your priority structure will lead to dysfunction. I know this seems counter-intuitive. You may be thinking, “but my marriage […]

31 Jul

Zero Shades of Gray

You probably have heard of the bestselling book and the upcoming movie, 50 Shades of Grey, a story that hundreds of thousands of women have read fantasizing about the character Christian Grey. The book is about an explicit, detailed, sexual awakening including but not limited to strong elements of sadomasochism. This story is PORNOGRAPHIC, and […]

28 Jul

What Lies Beneath Marital Discord

It is extremely common for people to feel blindsided by marital betrayal or discord. They feel like the problem shockingly erupted like a dormant volcano; however, the volcano was already there with its molten lava bubbling beneath the surface. And quite frankly, even if both spouses are unaware of what’s brewing, the mountain can still […]