Devotionals

What is marriage, really?

“But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’” –Mark 10:6 In the Gospel of Mark, the Pharisees came to Jesus wanting to know if it was lawful for a man to

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Do you believe in absolute truth?

Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name. –Psalm 86:11 You and I live in a time in which moral absolutes have been

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How to breathe new life into your marriage

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. –Ephesians 4:32 I was talking to a couple in my office one day who were considering marriage. They were explaining

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What do women really want?

What is it that women really want? The late Gary Smalley, the noted Christian author and marriage counselor, once gave nine specific needs of a wife in the marriage relationship:

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How marriage makes you like Christ

The Greek legend of Pygmalion describes the man who couldn’t find a wife to suit him, so he decided that he would make a wife for himself. He sculpted a beautiful woman and knocked off all the rough edges and made this woman just how he imagined. So he got down on his knees and, according to the legend, prayed to his gods and the woman came alive and became his wife. 

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