Contemporary Thinkers Attempt to Define Marriage

In his book The Future of Marriage, David Blankenhorn has culled the following contemporary attempts to define marriage:

• "Marriage is, more than anything else, the expression of love" (George Easterbrook of the New Republic).

Husband Drives Away and Forgets His Wife

The story, published in a British newspaper, began with the following sentence: "Heartfelt commiseration to Dorothy Naylor of Plymouth, whose recent ...

A Groom Rescues His Bride from Disaster

On Friday, February 25, 2011, Emma Howard and Chris Greenslade were married at Christ the King Church in Christchurch, New Zealand. But getting to the ...

Wendell Berry’s Story about Marital Faithfulness

In his novel Jayber Crow, Wendell Berry tells the story of a gentle barber who opens his shop and then spends the rest of his life in the fictional town ...

Research Shows That Delaying Sex Until Marriage Improves Relationships

Does delaying sex until after marriage improve your marital relationship? According to a research study, the answer is a clear yes. As reported in the ...

Larry King Talks about Marriage and Love

In an Esquire magazine article titled "Larry King: What I've Learned," Larry King was asked about his marriages. After being married and ...

Researchers Encourage an Annual "Marriage Checkup"

According to recent research, only 19 percent of currently married couples have taken part in marriage counseling. Nearly two-thirds of divorced couples ...

Dealing with Conflict After 60 Years of Marriage

In a 2011 Leadership Journal article, Gordon MacDonald shares the moving story about his friends Dr. Paul and Edith Rees. When the Rees's were in ...

Pornography a "Quiet Family Killer"

In December of 2009, the Family Research Council released the results of a new study exploring the effects of pornography on marriage, children, and individuals. ...

Tim Keller on Polygamy and Primogeniture in the Book of Genesis

Tim Keller, in the sermon "Literalism" said:

Many years ago, when I first started reading the Book of Genesis, it was very upsetting to me. Here ...