Making a Successful Marriage

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

Respecting the Weaker Vessel

Here's a coffee mug worth probably twenty cents. I can bang it and drop it and be rough with it.

This is a Laura Ashley teacup that costs twenty-five ...

All in Your Head

Seventeen percent of American women--but only seven percent of men--have been told by a physician, "It's all in your head."

The Tigress of Rome

The Tigress of Rome

(900s AD)

Marrying for money was a way of life for Marozia, the woman who dominated the papacy during the 10th century. When barely ...

Would Solomon Mind?

Our Sunday school class was discussing King Solomon. People pointed out that though Solomon had been so wise, he made some foolish choices. Finally, the ...

The Story of Anthusa

Anthusa lived from c. 330 to 374 A.D. in Antioch. Widowed at the age of 20, she is remembered for her influence in the life of her son, John Chrysostom, ...

Marcella: A Model of Hospitality

Marcella, who was born to a noble Roman family in 325, was highly revered by Jerome, the 4th-century translator of the Latin Vulgate version of the Bible. ...

Olympias: An Example of Generosity

Olympias, a daughter of the wealthy Count Seleusus, was born near Constantinople in 368. Apparently her parents died when she was still quite young, but ...

Women Must Not Teach Men

A woman, however learned and holy, may not take upon herself to teach in an assembly of men.

Problems Make Us Try Harder

I was talking with a 29-year-old woman recently. She told me how she was changing and how happy she was that her life was going well. She shared all the ...