We constantly help married couples who have decided they’ve had enough of being married. They got married initially because their differences drew them to each other. Now they say they differ too much. This is the push force that pushes people out of marriage. Other reasons push people out of wedlock, some justified, some not. […]
Read moreJust one more about marriage. God has given people a number of frameworks to help us live successfully. He gave Adam a partner, because He realised that the man won’t make it alone. He put this relationship within marriage and this forms the basis of society. When the relationship is broken, the results are catastrophic. […]
Read morePeople don’t always like rules and regulations. It feels as if our freedom is taken away and our free will bound in chains. But rules and regulations are necessary for a healthy society. If everybody did what they wanted, it would lead to overall chaos. Well, some places in our society are fairly chaotic. Just […]
Read moreMarriage is holy. Marriage is special. Marriage is forming a special bond. But there is a third person who is part of this bond and that is God. It is actually the presence of God that makes it holier, if one can use words like that. You see, holy means set apart, especially set aside […]
Read moreI’m putting myself out there now and may get a beating, but read till the end. Maybe we can meet one another halfway. The man is head of the family and wives must be 5… obedient to their husbands (Living Bible). Many people don’t like this. I don’t like it either and I suspect it’s […]
Read moreA grandson said to his grandpa: “Grandpa, you’ve been married to grandma for a very long time. It must be nice to share your life with one person for so long?” Grandpa stared into the distance, as if he was seeing a video of his marriage run across his mind. Eventually grandpa said softly: “Yes, […]
Read moreI wonder why people cross the boundaries of a marriage. Is it because it has become boring and the excitement on the other side of the fence has just become too much fun? Does the destruction that is wrought on this side have no impact on decisions? I don’t know if there are any winners […]
Read moreThe world’s idea of the institution of marriage is completely different from God’s idea. In reality, there are no more boundaries anymore. Even dotted lines showing the boundaries of marriage have become blurred and are no longer clear enough to keep two people inside and others out. I suspect it starts with our children who […]
Read moreA man phoned me, in tears. His wife was caught in another man’s arms. How could they do it? All that was beautiful between them, all those special moments? someone took a big black pen and drew a line through all that was beautiful! A man, owner of a big business, phoned me. He didn’t […]
Read moreEver heard the joke about the long queue at the pearly gates at the sign saying, “Husbands of wives who wore the pants at home”? At the sign saying, “Husbands whose wives did not wear the pants”, there was only one man. Peter was fascinated by how this guy succeeded in doing this and went […]
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