21 For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. -Mark 7:21-22, NLT If not you, then someone else. I suspect the seeds for cheating were already planted within the Cheater’s heart when we first married them. They may or … Continue reading "If not you, then someone else."
“If only you would have done everything to bring in money, then I wouldn’t be so miserable.” -Cheater Some Cheaters genuinely believe their spouse is responsible for their feelings, especially their happiness or lack thereof. This is a losing proposition for faithful spouses. We cannot succeed in this rigged game. Humans are responsible for their … Continue reading "Cheater-Speak: “If only you would have….”"
Have you gone from dreaming about your marriage to just surviving it? Josh and Katie’s book, New Marriage, Same Couple is a book about hope. In part 2 of this interview, we are talking about what to do if you are the only one fighting for your marriage. If you need some encouragement and practical...
Words are powerful. Words can build up or tear down. Words can bring people closer together or drive them apart. In marriage, words hold a special weight and have the power to shape our relationship. Maintaining a strong marriage takes effort, communication, and a lot of love. While there’s more to communication than just words, …
Eliezer Gonzalez
Jesus answered the Pharisees’ question about marriage. He said that Moses’ regulations allowing divorce was not God’s original intention. Jesus said that, “What God has joined together, let no one separate.” In apparently not allowing divorce, Jesus had thrown his disciples into quite some confusion. Didn’t Jesus allow any exceptions in which divorce was permitted? Throughout this whole discussion on marriage and divorce, it’s interesting to see how Jesus was especially concerned to protect and uplift women. In a culture that sought easy divorce, it was the women and the children who were the prime victims. They were the ones whom Jesus was protecting.
13 Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the Lord, who had spoken to her. She said, “You are the God who sees me.” She also said, “Have I truly seen the One who sees me?” 14 So that well was named Beer-lahai-roi (which means “well of the Living One who sees me”). -Genesis 16:13-14a, NLT Faithful spouses … Continue reading "To be seen and heard!"
Signs A Married Man Has Not Been Sexually Active
Frank Walker
6 Arguments All Couples Have Before They Divorce Below, marriage therapists share arguments couples on the verge of divorce usually get into before calling it quits — plus, their best …
After a Saturday football game, my college coaches would take the game “film” and grade how each of us–athletes–performed in that contest. One category used in their film grading system was called “critical errors.” This label was reserved for mistakes so big that the mistake caused the play to fail. For an offensive lineman, a … Continue reading “Film Grading, Critical Errors, and Understanding Infidelity”
Frank Walker
Infidelity. Marriage is all about loyalty and trust. Any thought, desire, look, talk or inclination that is outside that marriage trust or loyalty is infidelity. Build a strong wall a…
Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. – Hebrews 13:4, NIV Today, I am going to share on one of my pet-peeves. Treating adultery as if it is a private issue between only the faithful spouse and his/her cheater. It is … Continue reading “Collateral Damage Of Adultery”
Mike Genung
by Mike Genung This article is written to husbands and wives. One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And He said to him, “You shall love the lord your God with all Read More