Marriage Articles
Reflections On Christian Marriage Counseling
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:
- 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
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
Talking Biblically About Feelings
Talking Biblically About Feelings
by John W. Thompson
For the substance of this article, I am indebted to Dr. David Powlison of the faculty of Westminster Seminary.
We live in a society where the words “I feel” have become the catch phrase of communication. Worse yet, what people feel has become the basis of much of their decision-making. I’m sure you can relate to some of these examples:
“I’ve lost all feelings of love for my husband,… Continue reading
Communication In Marriage
Communication In Marriage
Introduction
In the Bible God has said: “And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.” [Genesis 2:18]. And so, our heavenly Father must surely desire that a Christ-centered marriage would be a tremendous blessing to both parties involved. A marriage of two believers should reflect the sacrificial love that Christ has for us. But just as we would… Continue reading
A Wife’s Prayer
A Wife’s Prayer
Dear Lord,
Help me to be the kind of wife you want me to be.
Help me not to take my role as wife lightly or take my husband’s love for granted.
Help me to be a good listener, giving my husband my full attention so that I will be well aware of his concerns, aspirations, and needs.
Help me to pay attention to the advice my husband gives me when he… Continue reading
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