Yearning for Romance

According to Harlequin publishing house, which has been in the romance business for 70 years, more than 131 million romance novels are purchased each ...

Men's Rules for Women

In the Chicago Tribune, Cheryl Lavin writes about the rules guys wish girls followed. Here is a sampling of 17:

1. If you ask a question you don't really want an answer to, expect an answer you didn't want to hear.

Morality Upside-Down

Allan Petersen, in The Myth of the Greener Grass, tells the story of a group of a dozen married women having lunch together. One woman asked, "How ...

Decisions Mold You

A young, ambitious guy whom I worked with at (BP oil) got a double promotion that required a transfer to Cairo. He went home to his new wife and young ...

Have It My Way

About 30 miles from Belfast, Northern Ireland, close to the shore of Strangford Lough, is a stately home that tourists can visit called Castleward. The ...

Forgiving Your Spouse

During a childrens sermon one Sunday morning, I held up an ugly-looking summer shirt that I wore occasionally around the house. I explained to the children ...

Consequences of Adultery

Richard: "Cheating was the worst mistake I ever made in my life. I don't know that we wouldn't have gotten a divorce, but I felt really bad ...

Making a Successful Marriage

Factors men and women say are extremely important in a successful marriage:

Marriage: Great Way to Die

In Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir, author D. J. Waldie observes that the biggest drawback to living alone is having nobody to forgive. It is not that you ...

Worship That God Wants

Early in our marriage I gave my wife a terrific anniversary gift: a rain gauge. At least I thought it was a great gift. Susan, after all, is a farmer's ...