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Enjoy Insights, Chuck Swindoll’s daily one-minute audio devotional. These engaging bite-sized nuggets of wisdom and humour range from doctrinal issues to relationship tips.
True commitment doesn’t change with shifting fortunes of life or with the ebb and flow of feelings. Commitment is a promise made once for all time and then confirmed by the daily decision to stay rather than leave.
... and life change.
The evangelical church today favours marriage and family. Yet many believers may never marry or were once married ... divorce, Jesus reaffirms God’s original purpose regarding marriage. According to verse 6 what is that purpose?
Read Matthew 19:10. ...
... from society. This could well describe the institution of marriage today—an arrangement to pair together delinquent, defective, and ... is all too true. But it doesn’t have to describe your marriage. The institution of marriage has fallen on hard times—divorce rates ...
... willingness to broach the topic of physical love within marriage has made many of its readers throughout history uncomfortable, so much ... of Jamnia. 2 But as a testament to the beauty of the marriage relationship in its fullness, Song of Solomon stands out with its ...
... of one’s life, anniversaries celebrate one’s vows in marriage—the greatest human-to-human pledge a person can make in life.
... than any other choice. This month we celebrate 41 years of marriage. That’s hard to believe. Where has the time gone?
Some people go ...
... remember; it’s adultery. And it’s deadly to a marriage.
Robert J. Levin and Alexander Lowen noted three specific ways.
First, infidelity causes pain to the other . A marriage exists when a man and a woman are bound together, not by law but by ...
... the Western world has zoomed in on the topic of same-sex marriage, leaving the issue of divorce virtually ignored. Yet, Christians and ... the salient part of His teaching. He clearly stated that marriage is to be a permanent bond between one man and one woman. To break it ...
Damage to a marriage can begin even before the vows. Among the greatest threats to a new ... to a non-existent reality. On the doorstep of sealing their marriage bond, many people anticipate that after a few years of hard work and ... will settle into ideal marriages. However, there is no ideal marriage this side of sin. Instead, marriage promises a lifetime of two people ...
... When we share those values with others, whether in a family, marriage, church, or at work, there is usually harmony. When values shift or ... sources than her parents.
Two young people thinking of marriage may each have different values as a result of different backgrounds, ...
... for me. That is, until I got married.
All the change marriage brought caught me off guard. Everything I had worked so hard to ... fused with another. I hadn't really thought of the impact a marriage would have on my way of doing things.
Suddenly I found myself ...
... of praying together. Here’s what it could do for your marriage.
1. You’ll hear and understand the heart of your spouse. ... to His plan, maintaining a shared commitment toward a better marriage. “Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build ...
One wag once said, “The most difficult years of marriage are those following the wedding.” Indeed, marriage is just tough! Maintaining a healthy one is even tougher—requiring ...
Of all the hot-button issues of our day, marriage sits near the top of the list. With a gaggle of voices clamoring for ... confused about the most fundamental understanding of marriage. As Christians place a high value on God’s Word, we look to it for ... on the most significant questions. How does God define marriage? What direction does the Bible offer on making marriage last? What is ...
... a young pastor had all the promise you could hope for in a marriage. Both in their mid-twenties, both believers, he was a medical student, she was a nurse. It should have been a model marriage filled with peace and joy. Struggles would come, of course, but an ...
... speak with their enemies in the gate. (Psalm 127:4-5)
Marriage. A husband and wife coming together as one. Family. Rearing children. ... feel good. But often, Lord, the things You have to say about marriage and family are none of the above. That's tough for us to handle, ...
... I applaud you for your decision to abstain from sex until marriage! What a gift you will be for your future husband!
There are many ... Solomon 2:7). The time that is right is in the sanctity of marriage, when a man and a woman commit to each other and vow to honour and ...
... married almost 60 years. What is one important lesson about marriage you have learned?
I think the key is that verse, 1 Peter 3:7 ...
... exist. Any long-tenured couple will agree that a successful marriage just doesn’t happen on its own!
Genesis 2:18–25 records the ... are the foundational principles of a healthy, Christian marriage partnership. Explore the fundamentals of this union with Pastor Chuck ...
... a particularly significant moment: a wedding ceremony. This marriage painted a perfect picture of love, unity, trust, and intimacy.
... may reflect the goodness of God’s intended design for marriage, each still bears the scars of sin.
Sit in the audience and ...
