Tag Archives: 13-Day CMBA Blog Challenge

Reflections on the Blog Challenge

I have really enjoyed being involved in this blog challenge. I think the most encouraging part has been to be introduced to some new (for me), very good marriage bloggers. I am thrilled how many quality marriage blogs there are … Continue reading

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The Lady Behind the Scenes

I am so thrilled that my wife Sharon and I have reconciled. We have been back together almost eight years. I think it was also eight years ago this week that Jesus helped us make a big turn in our … Continue reading

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Google Search Phrase and My Favorite Posts

One thing I have learned from bloggers who have a lot of experience is that you never really know ahead of time which posts will be hits and which won’t. I have been surprised that one of the top Google search … Continue reading

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Co-habiting Breakup vs. Divorce

I sense a reluctance on behalf of many people to get married because they fear divorce.  Having watched various divorces unfold over the years, I can understand why people who have lived through a divorce – whether their own or … Continue reading

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Dealing With Naysayers

From day one when Sharon told me that she wanted a separation I was adamant about wanting to reconcile. Even when she announced that she was getting a divorce no matter what, I still was single-minded about wanting to reconcile. Over … Continue reading

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Before “I Do”

Most of the time we are working with struggling marriages and I often blog about struggling marriages. It’s a welcome relief to do some premarital mentoring sometimes. One of our fellow mentors once said, “It’s nice to be able to … Continue reading

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Marriage vs. Parenthood Priority

Jesus said in Matthew 19:4-6, “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two … Continue reading

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Help for Crisis Marriages on Our Website/Blog

One of my goals for having this website and blog was that when people call me in a marital crisis, or when people are searching the web for resources for their own or a friend’s marital crisis, they can get a lot … Continue reading

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Why Should I Continue To Fight For My Marriage?

Sometimes when I am talking to a person who is separated from their spouse, especially if things are not going well, they will ask something like, “Why should I even fight for my marriage? My spouse doesn’t seem to care.”. … Continue reading

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Two Marriages: Spiritual and Civil

At the end of the wedding ceremony often the pastor will say something like, “By God’s authority and the authority invested in me by the State of            , I pronounce you man and wife.” In … Continue reading

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