Christ is our example of how to love our wives. He gives us fleeting, vibrant sunsets. You can give her flowers. He gives us unexpected gifts, moments of glory and fragments of delight. He is your example.
Category: marriage
a night of blessing
The night of blessing is the antithesis of a bachelor party. It is an opportunity to welcome a young man into a community of men who take the responsibility and blessings of marriage seriously.
back to the garden
We joke about our spouse’s weaknesses, sometimes in front of other people. We get tense about certain subjects and short about certain behaviors. Before long we have lists of things we are afraid to bring up or are unwilling to let go
Flesh of thy flesh, bone of thy bone
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 A young woman at Duke University recently sent a Powerpoint presentation to a few friends. It featured the 13 guys she slept with in college, with photos, ratings and lots of… Continue reading Flesh of thy flesh, bone of thy bone
how to stay married
Two couples in our church have been married fifty years this fall, and we are having a celebration as well we should.