Love. How can you have a discussion about marriage and not talk about love? It’s impossible. There is also that issue of what definition of love… What type/s of love is/are needed to make a marriage beautiful and successful? We have talked much about love, so far. We […]
Someone once said “Kissing is one of the best kept secrets of “happily ever after”“, and I can’t help but agree. Well, I’m only three years down the road, but you know truth when you hear it!!! I know the obvious word for this week’s letter, K, would […]
The wedding day is rightfully a most joyous day, as a community of friends and family come together to celebrate the sacred union of two of their own, in love and in marriage. At that time, the great potential of marriage is celebrated, as the two lovebirds are […]
“And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed” (Genesis 2:25). When most people think of intimacy, they generally think about sexual intimacy, but intimacy is about much more than sex. There are several ways to be intimate with your spouse, and physical […]
I think it was Benjamin Franklin who said “Honesty is the best policy…“, and I would have to agree. Many people feel that there must be an exception, as it seems that to every rule there is an exception. They suppose that it is not always wise or kind […]
“For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy” (1 Corinthians 7:14). When I originally did my study on the seventh chapter of […]
When you think about your favourite things about life, having friends must be right up there with eating cake! Friends satisfy our most basic needs for acceptance, belonging and care. Friends tell us that we are worthwhile…we are appreciated and we are loved. Everybody needs a friend. And there […]
Unrealistic expectations in marriage have been called the “Silent Marriage Killer”. This dishonourable title is actually well earned, because our expectations pave the way for disappointment, bitterness and resentment, which steal our joy from enjoying whatever is good in our marriage. So it is important that as we […]
This is probably the hardest thing for anybody to do, but it is also the most rewarding act of love. Jesus taught us this principle of losing to gain, through His death on the Cross, where He gave up His life to gain the world (John 3:16)! He gave […]
Communication is a HUGE topic. I know this because it was one of the modules I did when I studied Social Work in University. Since we are relational beings, social beings, communication affects us in multi-dimensional ways and our ability to communicate well can actually determine our success […]
In the first part of this series, I established that marriage is a gift that we ought to be grateful for. We looked at why we must not only appreciate our gift, but appreciate our spouse too. I also shared five things we should be doing to show our appreciation to our […]
Over the next six months, I will be meditating on marriage, with a post a week about what marriage means, how we should approach marriage and deal with challenges that arise in marriage, using the 26 letters of the alphabet as a guide – as well as building […]
I can’t remember my first thought, my first desire nor my first wish… I don’t know what provoked my first cry, my first smile nor my first laugh… But before I uttered my first words, I knew I was special, made for a purpose. I had dreams, held […]
Lord, in obedience to You, I try to love others like myself. I desire to do what You do. Show compassion to the weak, Give bread to the needy, And hope to the oppressed. I seek to love as You love Me, But my self often gets in […]
Lord, I need Your help today To love someone who doesn’t love me To treat them with kindness Even when they abuse and insult me Help me to love them Your way Knowing that when I hated You You took the punishment for my wrongs Even though I […]
Grace and Truth 