An Anniversary Prayer

 

Lord, as we celebrate the love
that brought us together,
We acknowledge that you
have directed our paths,
Granted us this gift of love
And joined our hearts forever.
May the many moments of joy we share
As well as every challenge you allow
Draw us closer together
And closer to you.

For the most part, I believe that the majority of affairs and adultery are a long term side effect of a marriage where trust and communication broke down a long time ago. From personal experience, I have learned that many couples run into marriage problems because they simply don’t know how to communicate, or don’t want to communicate – in kind loving ways – to their spouse, that they have been hurt by something the other person said, did, didn’t… Continue reading →

Are We To Get Married?

By John S. Torell

You are looking at the possibility of getting married. This is an important step in your life, second only to salvation through Christ [which is without question, the most important event in a person’s life].

WHAT IS MARRIAGE?

Marriage was instituted by God. It is a covenant between a man and a woman. (Genesis 2:20-25)

God never intended for a marriage to end in divorce. (Matthew 19:1-9)

God never… Continue reading →

Reflections On Christian Marriage Counseling

Now that my wife has passed away and I have some time to reflect on the past and on my marriage I thought it would be helpful to others to summarize my experience with Christian Marriage counseling.  I always felt that the ideal form of Christian marriage counseling would consist of these major elements:

1. It would involve both a husband and a wife counselors (i.e. a spiritually mature and perhaps also a physically mature… Continue reading →

Marriage Lessons Learned Too Late

My beloved wife passed away recently and suddenly, only four months after finding out that she had cancer and only two weeks after entering the hospital in what seemed like relatively good health (she was able to walk in on her own, though she was having abdominal pain and was throwing up pretty bad).

One extremely painful yet extremely important lesson I learned the last week of my wife’s life was how selfish… Continue reading →