What Submission Isn't

Stuart and I brought our families and religious heritages to our marriage. My father, a quiet, gentle man, considered himself head of his home: protector, ...

Between the Two of Us...

One of the best things about our marriage is that neither of us has to be always right or always strong or always first or always smart, but between the ...

Love Your Wife

Of course, the Christian should love his wife. He is supposed to love his neighbor, and since his wife is his nearest neighbor, she should be his deepest ...

Marriage and Natural Reason

When that wise harlot, natural reason, looks at married life, she turns up her nose and says, "Ah, should I rock the baby, wash the diapers, make ...

Life in the Luther Household

In domestic affairs I defer to Katie. Otherwise, I am led by the Holy Ghost.

Choosing What Doesn't Make Sense

In the movie The Poseidon Adventure, the ocean liner S.S. Poseidon is on the open sea when it hits a huge storm. A wall of water crashes through the ballroom ...

The Tree of Marriage

A marriage partner may be compared to a great tree growing right up through the center of one's living room. It is something that is just there, and it ...

How to Serve Your Mate

It's easier to serve your mate if you envision your loving Lord rather than your flawed spouse. Picture doing it for Jesus. The imposition then becomes ...

A Good Father Does It All

Scott Bolinder writes in Marriage Partnership:

My father did all the masculine things like washing the car, fixing leaky faucets, and reading the sports ...

A Different Kind of Sensitivity

Scott Bolinder writes in Marriage Partnership:

When my mother, the obvious sensitive one, would disintegrate into tears for whatever reason, my father ...