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During my wife’s and my separation Jesus’ words “All things are possible with God” kept coming to mind, and sustaining me when things seem hopeless. Praise the Lord, when things looked most hopeless and Sharon was extremely determined to end … Continue reading →

The longer I am married and the more I listen to long-term marrieds, the more I am convinced that a good marriage is hard work. The disappointing thing about today’s world is that there are fewer and fewer long-term marriages … Continue reading →

Last weekend I attended the wedding of some people I know pretty well who are not Christians. They are pretty respectful of my wife’s and my faith, but they really don’t like us to go too deep about it. The … Continue reading →

At the website http://www.rejoiceministries.org/, there is a Stander’s Affirmation. It is a pledge to hang in there for your marriage regardless of what your spouse does. I still remember how overwhelmed I was when I said it while my wife … Continue reading →

Somewhere in the Bible, it talks about a time when wrong will be right and right will be wrong. I think many Christians believe that we are living in that time. As I ponder our culture, I am amazed. We … Continue reading →

In 1 Corinthians 13 Paul writes, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no … Continue reading →

One of my personal observations has been that of those couples who have been in serious marital difficulties and then recovered, most generally one partner or the other has at some point in time drawn a line in the sand … Continue reading →

At times I have heard my wife encourage people to never, never, never give up on their marriage. This is from a woman who was separated from me for 16 months, and who was unwilling for a long time to … Continue reading →

Sometimes I just get discouraged. I try so much to encourage people to draw a line in the sand to hold onto their marriages and sometimes it doesn’t seem like I get through to them. Often times after we hold … Continue reading →

For some reason I hurt very deeply when people I know give up on their marriages. Maybe part of it is that at one time when my wife promised to divorce me (by God’s grace she didn’t go through with … Continue reading →