In the comments on posts, and in my inbox, I often hear people lamenting that their spouse isn’t acting like a Christian. It could be they never apologize, or they watch porn without remorse. It could be they masturbate instead…
Yesterday I mentioned that, when discussing theology, there are no “salvation issues”. I said I’d elaborate on that today. It’s common in Christianity to side-step theology conflicts by saying Well, it’s not a salvation issue This usually means This won’t…
I’ve been very blessed to have a spouse who believes the same things I do about God. We even changed denominations together a decade ago. We both felt convicted that the church we grew up in wasn’t teaching doctrine that was…
People say some interesting things regarding God’s presence. I’ve heard two different people remark, after participating in the same church service: Wow, God was really present today, that worship service was so uplifting. And You could tell God just wasn’t…
Not a week goes by that I don’t see this portrayed in a comment or email from a reader. Their spouse has committed, or is committing, some sin, and so their response is that they have to do something wrong as…
I get a lot of emails from people wondering if they married the wrong person. Generally it’s because they’re unhappy in their marriage and feel like it would be better/easier with a different spouse. Sometimes it’s because they feel they…
When I was in school for software engineering, we had a lot of acronyms that floated around. One of the was GIGO. Garbage In – Garbage Out. The point was that we always had to validate what the user put…
I have a reader (who I won’t out, because I didn’t ask if I could), often sends me emails with questions related to married, Christian sexuality. I love getting them, because, thinking about this stuff and sharing it is one…
There are a lot of the times that we do the devils work for him. We repeat his lies, we carry his messages, we relay his orders. I think this happens a lot more than we realize, and I think…
This is a question I received some time ago. I don’t remember when, or through what channel. But, I want to take the time to answer it today. Do you pray as a couple before sex, after sex, or does…
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The Bible uses marriage as a metaphor for God’s relationship with us many times. I think there’s a good reason for it. In this podcast episode, I discuss my belief that all the do’s and don’ts, both in marriage, and…