Marriage and Needs

I never got married to get my needs met. My husband does not exist to meet my needs. I exist to meet his needs. And incidentally, while I'm doing ...

What Men Think About

Women look at their men, who are thinking silently, and assume they're ruminating about an important issue (the one we've been thinking out loud ...

Women and Men

What Women Want: To be loved, to be listened to, to be desired, to be respected, to be needed, to be trusted, and sometimes, just to be held.

What Men ...

Don't Take it Too Seriously

Someone once said, "Angels can fly because they take themselves so lightly." We need to put lightness back into our marriages.

When I sense I've ...

Dangerous Doctrine

I saw a cartoon some time ago in which a preacher had prepared the pulpit area like a fortress. He was peering through the crack of a machine gun nest. ...

A Wife's Job Is to Love, Not Change

Ruth Graham said it was a great day in her life when she realized it was not her job to change her husband. She said "It was my job to love Billy and ...

Marriage Habbits Help

Habits are powerful. They weave the very fabric of our relationship. I make the bed; Jill gets up to have breakfast with me; we drink coffee (decaf now) ...

A Pastor's Need for Encouragement

Mrs. Leon Apple, the wife of a preacher who recently died, was speaking to the 120-man committee, mostly preachers, of the North American Christian Convention ...

Playing "What If?"

My husband and I like to play "what if?" We sit and toss out ideas: What if we moved out of state? What if we enclosed our porch? What if we ...

The Power of Dreams

Dreams have the power to drive and animate a marriage. We may nurture some of the same dreams; we may each hold a private fancy. But we need that courage, ...