Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires” – Song of Songs 2:7 Every reader recognizes the significance of repeated phrases. The repetition serves both an artistic and linguistic purpose. This famous phrase from the Song of…
There’s a simple formula that I use with clients in my counseling practice: Get you, be you, give you. This is the life process of maturing, and is a helpful mantra to live by. The problems occur when we try and do this formula in reverse, because one can’t give what one doesn’t have. We…
The loss of passion happens to just about every married couple three to eight years after the wedding. Your infatuation-which is good only for getting you married-runs out. Communication problems crop up. Male-female differences surface. Annoying habits become increasingly apparent. If all these factors aren’t enough to snuff out your passion, having one child will…
Shortly after getting the kids to bed, which sometimes is as late as 9:00pm, a usual occurrence is for my wife and I to retire to our separate desks. She to the home office, me to the couch. It’s been a long day, and we both need a breather. Unfortunately, a lot of the time…
Marriage is meant to be the most intimate, fulfilling relationship that two people can experience. God’s Word describes marriage as a man and woman uniting to become one flesh. That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24 After marriage, there…
