When I think about the word “humility,” I am almost immediately drawn to its application to areas of my life where I’ve been puffed up with a self-promoting pride. I picture snapshots of time when I was so convinced of my own strength and abilities that I was blind to the One who sustained me…
The summer after my freshman year in high school, I met a guy from a different school while on a Young Life trip to Canada. We enjoyed each other’s company and I loved how he made me feel. When we got back from the trip, he taught tennis lessons at our neighborhood swim club every…
Why are you getting married? Do you know? I recently spoke to a group of engaged couples. They were a few years removed from college and ready to begin their new phase of life. As I looked into the collection of eyes staring back at me, I pondered: Why do people marry? To take that…
If you haven’t yet read Gary Chapman’s book The 5 Love Languages, I highly recommend it. It can do wonders in your relationship with your spouse by helping you understand what they need from you and what you need from them. If you communicate love one way, but your significant other receives and feels loved…
According to Wayne Mack, “there is only one statement about marriage that God includes four times in the Bible” (Strengthening Your Marriage, p. 1). Can you guess what it might be? It’s this: For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh”…
