Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

A Theory on Lasting Marriage

Marriage is not permanent. Even the wedding vow reminds me that the husband-wife commitment is meant to end: “Until death do us part.” Every marriage is guaranteed not to last forever, and it should be that way.
The marriage covenant is not an everlasting one, and death is the deal-breaker. The circle of [...]

Friday, March 5th, 2010

When Our Home Was Like a Prison

Marriage strengthens in the refining, and we were in one of those crucible times. The way to a deeper love and stronger marriage was not to walk around the fire but through it, and we did so. We were “open and honest with one another in an attitude of love and humility” (quoted [...]

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

New Births in Love

The mother knows it as labor and childbirth, but the child in the womb only knows that the surrounding pressures are suddenly much more than the gentle, preparatory squeezes we call Braxton-Hicks. For the first time, this child lives something alarmingly different than the usual swaying in a calm womb. What has more [...]