It was fun in last week’s note to picture myself as my husband’s fancy crown, but not nearly so pleasant this week to study the second half of the verse and imagine myself causing my man’s bones to rot. “An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who causes shame is like…

Recently when reading Proverbs 12:4a, I just had to smile at God’s supreme design and care for women. “An excellent wife is the crown of her husband.” I began to picture this verse in my mind and what it must mean.  First, since an excellent wife is the crown of her husband, and a crown…

In Friday’s blog post: The Perspective Every Marriage Needs (link here), I reminded readers of the purpose of marriage, and in Saturday’s blog post: Taking Sex Back from the World (link here), I encouraged you to hold fast to God’s design for intimacy in marriage. Today, I’m recommending a podcast episode that I believe will…

Sex was created by God, and it’s use is defined by God. So, while the world and the enemy are degrading and misusing sex, Christians have the right and even the duty to celebrate it and put holiness back into God’s original design. The gift of having sex in marriage is not meant to be…

The year 2020 was good for some marriages, but grueling for others. It was the beginning for some marriages, and the delay for others. Some marriages were able to get the time and attention they had been longing for, but in other cases, the stress of the situation pulled couples apart rather than drawing them…

Think for a moment of your friends and family who are single. What assumptions have you made about their life? Have you perhaps unknowingly made it even harder for them to be single? Are you a safe, validating place for them to share their struggles? Can you confidently say you’ve been a champion for their…

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY magazine devoted its entire FEB/March 2020 issue to celebrating marriage. This “Marriage Issue” brings many refreshing reminders of God’s significant design for marriage – not just for its Christian readership – but for good of the entire world. No matter what your relationship status is, may this compilation of some of…

Marnie* wants you to know her story. She was a faithful, godly woman who wasn’t interested in anyone but her man. Until the day she connected with someone else who unwittingly filled needs in her that she didn’t fully realize weren’t being met. Marnie was shocked to find herself feeling warm inside when she was…

If you desire marriage and God has not brought such an opportunity your way, He may want you to use this time to increase in readiness and growth. A Checklist For Productive Singleness _____ I have learned what it means to be still and rest in the Lord. I am allowing Him to continually cultivate patience…