The Church and Marriage

As marriage is a metaphor for the church, so the church is a metaphor for marriage. The church has a unity we are to preserve. The church has a diversity ...

The Theological Importance of Marriage

The Lord honored marriage by selecting it as a favored metaphor for his relationship with us, the church. We are his bride, loved and nurtured.

Happiness in Black and White

At a wedding we were attending, my granddaughter Melissa asked, "Why is a bride always dressed in white?"

"Because white represents happiness ...

Listening with a Closed Mouth

Listening intently with one's mouth shut is a basic communication skill needed in marriages.

Parents Make Happy Holidays

I'm lucky my parents have stayed together. Unlike so many of my friends, I've never had to cry on a holiday.

Passion for Fidelity

The instinct of fidelity is perhaps the deepest instinct in the great complex we call sex. Where there is real sex there is the underlying passion for ...

The Grace of a Loving Marriage

It is the highest grace of God when love continues to flourish in married life. The first love is ardent, is an intoxicating love, so that we are blinded ...

The Foundation of a Good Marriage

The foundation of our marriage is our commitment to Christ. People may make fun of us or call us old-fashioned, but we won't apologize for our beliefs ...

Singleness Is Not a Disease

Singleness is not a disease for which the only known cure is marriage.

Wait Until You're Ready

Girls, don't have babies before you're ready--and "ready" means being married! Raising children is the hardest work you'll ever ...