Archive for May, 2006
A Letter from America’s Religious Leaders in Defense of Marriage
Throughout America, the institution of marriage is suffering. As leaders in our nation’s religious communities, we cannot sit idly by. It is our duty to speak. And so across the lines of theological division, we have united to affirm, in one voice, the following statement.
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Even the unhappiest of situations can be turned around when the husband and wife are willing to put forth the effort to discover the problem and work on it. For some crazy reason some spouses think they will be happier with a new partner. The divorce rate for second and third marriages far exceeds that of first marriages. Why is that? Because the same pattern is repeated, and they keep looking for the “ideal” husband or wife to magically turn up next time around. It’s been accurately said that if …
Recently after one of our marriage seminars a couple came up after and said, “We almost didn’t come because our marriage is doing just fine. Then we decided that we want to keep it that way so we came, and we saw some things we need to do to polish it up and make it better. Thank you!” When couples with a good marriage recognize the need to keep “polishing it up,” then their marriage will grow stronger and happier with each passing year.
Family Recipe: German Pancakes
Social science research bears out the fact that families who eat meals together have children who are less likely to be involved in drugs, are higher achievers in school, have fewer incidents of depression, are healthier and happier. Besides that, eating together is fun.
With that in mind we’ll be sharing favorite recipes of ours and others on this page. Send us one of your favorites with a brief note telling why you enjoy it so much.
Safeguarding your marriage takes a constant vigil. Infidelity can happen to the best of marriages if either husband or wife participates in seemingly innocent activities that little by little remove their protective armor. In marriage, spouses must do everything they can to guard their fidelity and never compromise that sacred trust. When this trust is in place then the marriage relationship can flourish. Here are a few tips on how to maintain marital trust.
There is a choice little verse in the Bible that says, “Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest . . .” (Eccl. 9:9). Finding the humor in everyday situations is a great way to live joyfully with your mate. If you don’t look for the humor in these situations they may pass you by.
In most areas of the world our children have put on their back packs and headed out the door as schools begin another year. The time when we could give our kids a hug and kiss and send them off without a worry regarding what they would be taught is long gone. The hug and kiss still works, but the worry is more legitimate than it’s ever been. We have to ask ourselves the question: What’s happening in my child’s school? Blindly trusting that the school is making good decisions …
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