Marriage is a covenant relationship. As I said last week, many today regard marriage as permanent as long as they’re happy and things work out. But when the other person is no longer meeting their perceived needs or they’re simply not happy, they believe they’re free to break that covenant.
At best, most think of marriage as a legally binding contract. Contracts are entered into for a variety of reasons. They can be negotiated and with the right attorney are often broken or nullified. Not so with a covenant.
Posts in the “Handling Emotions Biblically” Series: “Handling Emotions Biblically” “Handling Anger Biblically” “Handling Anger Biblically” Part 2 “Handling Anger Biblically” Part 3 “Handling Depression Biblically” Part 1 “Handling Depression Biblically” Part 2 “Handling Depession Biblically” Part 3 “Handling Fear […]
Blended Families Part 17: Loyalty Conflicts & Blended Families in the Bible
Blended Families Part 17: Loyalty Conflicts & Blended Families in the Bible Over the last 4½ months, we’ve looked at blended family issues of all kinds: the losses and the gains involved, how to love one another biblically, God’s goal […]
Winner of December Drawing
Congratulations to Michelle! She is the winner of the December “Bible in a Year” Sign Up drawing. She’ll receive a copy of Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney.
One of the most important skills in overcoming anger and building good relationships is learning how to communicate in a loving, God-honoring way. Ephesians 4 contains some of the clearest passages on the subject of communication. The principles can be summed up in 4 easy to understand “rules” that you can apply and teach your children.
Today we’ll discuss how to help your children and step-children adjust to blended family life and some of the issues that may need to be addressed.
Last week in “Blended Families Part 13: Differences Between Households,” we began looking at ways to deal with the different rules and expectations between your household and that of your ex in a God-honoring way. We looked at how to evaluate whether or not to make an issue out of any situation and began talking about how to respond when you ex isn’t willing to work on issues. This week we’ll discuss more ways we can seek to live in peace and solve problems.
2017: Why Read through the Bible in a Year? + FREE Devotional
Why Read through the Bible in a Year? Before you know it the New Year will be here. I hope your New Year’s plans include reading through the Bible in a year in 2017. Reading, studying, meditating on and obeying God’s […]
Blended Families Part 1: The Losses & the Gains Blended Families Part 2: The Same Only Different Blended Families Part 3: Loving Not Liking Each Other Blended Families Part 4: The Goal of Life Blended Families Part 5: Favoritism […]
This week in “Blended Families Part 13: Differences Between Households,” we’ll look at how to deal with the different rules and expectations between your house and that of your ex. We’ll also talk about how God can use it all for good.
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