Friedrich Nietzsche once said, “It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” For me, this seems to address one of the four root deficits I notice in the majority of unhappy marriages. Lack of Prayer Lack of Friendship Lack of Self-control Lack of Forgiveness If your desire for your marriage…
A beautiful young lady, who is in the process of planning her wedding day, wrote and asked me the following question: “How do I make my marriage last?” Her parents divorced when she was young and her dad subsequently married two more times. Having been involved in a few divorces and marriages that my parents…
During this past week I was going through some slides that my dad had taken whilst he and my mom were living in Nigeria. My mom and dad had gone out there, from South Africa, to work as missionaries with the Sudan United Mission in the early 1960’s. In fact, I was born in Nigeria…
My husband’s favorite singer is Van Morrison. In fact, when we got married, I used to joke that Van Morrison was the third partner in our marriage as his music was always playing in the house. Our three daughters know the words to quite a few of his songs off by heart because his music was…
Now that I have your attention, the full heading should read: SEX IS GREAT… WITHIN THE CONFINES OF MARRIAGE. One of my favorite bumper stickers reads: There are some really good practical reasons why sex should only take place within the boundaries of marriage. In 1 Corinthians 7:9 the apostle Paul is speaking to the unmarried…
