Children
Parenting
Marriage
When you resort to shouting in conflict, you are reacting in the flesh. You have lost control of the only person you can control: yourself.
Neil T. Anderson
Freedom in Christ Ministries
A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.
Robert Quillen
 |
Romancing Your Wife: A Little Effort Can Spice Up Your Marriage By Debra White Smith From the tried-and-true method of treating their mates like queens to discovering new ways to show honor and respect to their spouses, readers will discover specific suggestions and steps they can take to woo their wives and turn their marriages into ardent romances. Men will see that: doing the housework without being asked is just as romantic as bringing her flowers; "Little gestures," such as opening the car door for her, create an atmosphere of loving care; tender words and gentle hugs without sexual overtures let her know you love her always; romance is measured by thoughtfulness, not by how much money is spent; letting her know she's more important than everything--including sports--makes her feel special; talking and sharing are vital to a lively, loving relationship; the more you give to her, the more she'll give to you. Husbands and wives will discover the ultimate truth that their marriages can be more dynamic, more passionate, and more intimate than they ever thought possible! Contents: Best Friends, Soul Mates, Lovers Treat Her Like a Queen; Becoming One; First Bond; Great Sex 101; Kids and Chores; The Truth About Love; Endearing Encounters; Rekindling the Flames; Notes |
So you say you can't take it, the price is too high. The feelings are gone it seems the rivers run dry. You never imagined it could turn out so rough. You give and give and give and still it's never enough. Your emotions have vanished that once held a thrill, you wonder if love could be alive in you still. But that ring on your finger was put there to stay, you'll never forget the words you promised that day. Jesus didn't die for you because it was fun, He hung there for love because it had to be done, and inspite of the anguish his word was fulfiled, cause love is not a feeling it's an act of your will.
Don Francisco
Rocky Mountain Ministries
Aloneness can lead to loneliness. God's preventative for loneliness is intimacy - meaningful, open, sharing relationships with one another. In Christ we have the capacity for the fulfiling sense of belonging which comes from intimate fellowship with God and with other believers.
Neil T. Anderson
Freedom in Christ Ministries
Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.
Elizabeth Bibesco
Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.
Barbara Johnson
Interview
Unfaithfulness in the key relationships of life is a common failure for many people in contemporary society. This lack leads to so much misery. We who trust Christ must not allow the world to squeeze us into its mould. What wonderful blessings flow from faithfulness in keeping our vows. Examine your life. Is it characterized by faithfulness? God is faithful. He keeps his promises to us. Keep your promises to God and to those with whom you have entered into covenant.
Harry Buis
My wife, Cathy, has to remind me on occasion, "We have a Messiah. He's doing very well, so don't replace Him!" If your schedule is consistently out of control, then I highly question how your primary relationships - God, spouse, family, friends and even your own body - can be in order.
Jim Burns
The Bible has a word to describe 'SAFE' sex: it's called marriage.
Gary Smalley
Website
 |
A Lasting Promise: A Christian Guide to Fighting for Your Marriage By S. Stanley, D. Trathen, S. McCain & M. Bryan Build a healthy marriage and enjoy a lifetime of love and commitment. This book has helped thousands of couples get their marriages back on track by discovering how to enhance friendship, face conflicts, deepen intimacy, have more fun together, and more. |
There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.
Martin Luther
Biography and Information
The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but we must live with a character.
Peter Devries
Eve was not taken out of Adam's head to top him, neither out of his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him.
Matthew Henry
Biography
No one warns young people to follow Adam's example. He waited till God saw his need. Then God made Adam sleep, prepared for his mate, and brought her to him. We need more of this 'being asleep' in the will of God. Then we can receive what He brings us in His own time, if at all. Instead we are set as blood-hounds after a partner, considering everyone we see until our minds are so concerned with the sex problem that we can talk of nothing else when bull-session time comes around. It is true that a fellow cannot ignore women---but he can think of them as he ought---as sisters, not as sparring partners.
Jim Elliot
Brief Biography
The loving and much loved wife is satisfied with the love of her husband; his smile is her joy, she cares little for any other. So, if you have come to Christ, thy Maker is thine husband - His free love to you is all you need, and all you can care for - there is no cloud between you and God - there is no veil between you and the Father; you have access to Him who is the fountain of happiness - what have you to do any more with idols? Oh! if your heart swims in the rays of God's love, like a little mote swimming in the sunbeam, you will have no room in your heart for idols.
Robert Murray M'Cheyne
Online Information
The greatest thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. And the greatest thing a mother can do for her children is to love their father.
Josh McDowell
Website
There aren't any easy answers to the questions being raised today, and it may be too easy for me to remember Jesus saying, "Greater love has no man than to give up his life for his friend." Or wife, or children. Isn't staying with your family sometimes a real equivalent of giving up your own life? Cannot it sometimes be a blessing, especially if it is given with graciousness, not rigid rectitude? I believe that it can, because I know of families where this is what has happened. Sacrifice is no longer popular, but I think that sometimes it can lead to true joy. Even the simplest of unions does not come free. There is always sacrifice.
Madeleine L'Engle
Bonasta
 |
Rescue Your Love Life: Changing Those Dumb Attitudes & Behaviors That Will Sink Your Marriage Abridged Audiobook on CD By Dr. John Townsend Most marriages need rescue at one time or another. So when you need rescue, it's usually due to those thoughtless things you do or say which break the delicate connection between husband and wife. If you're facing storms in your marriage, turn to psychologists and best-selling authors Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend. They offer real solutions and biblical insight for couples who want to put the wind back into the sails of romance. Whether you're simply sailing in choppy waters or braving a relational typhoon, reach for this lifeline, so that you and your mate can recapture the fun, happiness and romance you deserve. 3 CDs. 3.5 Hours. Abridged. Read by the authors. |
No husband is so undying and everlasting a husband as Christ is; death separates all other relations, but the soul's union with Christ is not dissolved in the grave. Indeed, the day of a believer's death is his marriage day, the day of his fullest enjoyment of Christ. No husband can say to his wife, what Christ says to the believer, "I will never leave you, nor forsake you"
John Flavel
Biography and Online Works
 |
Mad About Us: Moving From Anger to Intimacy With Your Spouse By Gary J. Oliver & Carrie Oliver Is your relationship filled with hurt, frustration, and anger? Do you feel misunderstood, rejected, disrespected, or unheard? In Mad About Us discover how to deal with anger in ways that will bring you closer to each other instead of further apart. Learn how to recognize and eliminate unhealthy expressions of anger. Find out how to harness your anger energy, get to the root cause, and share it with your spouse in ways that increase understanding and trust. |
What you are as a single person, you will be as a married person, only to a greater degree. Any negative character trait will be intensified in a marriage relationship, because you will feel free to let your guard down - - that person has committed himself to you and you no longer have to worry about scaring him off.
Josh McDowell
Website
Part of being a good spouse is to help keep your home in order, putting everything in its place. However, it is not your duty to put your spouse in their place.
Anonymous
It is impossible for two people to live together without being a source of mutual suffering, and as we cause others to suffer, it is but just that we should bear with their failings also and such a burden is light since Jesus Christ helps us to carry it. Do not therefore be so lacking in sense, so unreasonable and so unchristian as to pretend that you should not have to suffer anything from your Brothers and Sisters. This would be truly asking a most unheard of and extraordinary miracle. Do not expect to see such a thing during the whole of your life.
John Baptist de La Salle
Biography
The love of a wife to her husband may begin from the supply of her necessities, but afterwards she may love him also for the sweetness of his person; so the soul first loves Christ for salvation but when she is brought to Him and finds what sweetness there is in Him then she loves Him for Himself.
Richard Sibbes
Brief Biography and Article
 |
Forgiveness: Intimate Marriage Series
by Dan B. Allender, Tremper Longman III No matter how blissfully a marriage begins, all husbands and wives eventually fail each other. We are sinners saved by grace - and we need grace not only from God but also from one another. You and your spouse will learn to recognize the harm caused by sin; learn how forgiveness works; and build patterns of mutual forgiveness, healing and freedom. Intimate Marriage Bible studies bring spouses into deeper communion with God and with each other. In marriage a man and woman are called to leave their families of origin, to weave their separate lives into a unity and to cleave to each other. How can fallen human beings even begin to contemplate this ideal - God's idea?
Adultery isn't something that happens with the act - it happens months beforehand. It's an attitude. You disconnect yourself from the person you've said you're spending the rest of your life with. Anonymous Minister - who committed adultery More Intimate Marriage Series Materials Recommended Christian Books for Struggling Families Recommended Christian Books for Healthy Families Books & Gifts for those Engaged, Newlyweds & Weddings |
Marriage is not finding the right person, it is being the right person.
Anonymous
The single most important element in any human relationship is honesty - with oneself, with God, and with others.
Catherine Marshall
Spiritual Portrait
The Helper
By Catherine Marshall
After an intense study of the Holy Spirit, Catherine Marshall wrote The Helper, detailing lessons she learned by living them out. She offers forty inspirational "helps," or readings, that contain Scripture, a prayer, and insight into the provocative third person of the Godhead. Also included are the answers Marshall discovered to questions like:The forty "helps" are ideal as a devotional guide for the forty days of Lent and for group or individual study. Just as the power of the Holy Spirit is needed every day to help us cope with the problems and complexities of life, so The Helper is a book for all seasons.
- Who is the helper?
- How do I experience the Helper's presence?
- How does the Helper meet everyday needs?
- What is the Helper's role and function in the Church?
|Use our Search Engine to search via author or keyword|
