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Articles about marriage, courtship, home schooling and parenting.

 

A Husband’s Prayer

A Husband’s Prayer

 

Dear Lord,

 

Help me to be the kind of husband you want me to be.

 

Help me not to take my role as husband lightly or take my wife’s love for granted.

 

Help me to be a good listener, giving my wife my full attention so that I will be well aware of her concerns, aspirations, and needs.

 

Help me to pay attention to the advice my wife gives me when she… Continue reading

A Marriage Prayer

A Marriage Prayer

 

Lord, be in this marriage
In a special way,
May we feel Your presence
Each and every day.

 

Grant us both good humor
To surpass our coming years;
May there always be much laughter,
May there always be less tears.

 

Give us strength and courage
To follow in Your will,
To trust You in the valley
As we do upon the hill.

 

Give us both the eyes of love
So we’ll always see… Continue reading

Prayer For A Bride And Groom

Prayer For A Bride And Groom

By Dr. Louis H. Evans

 

wedding couple bride and groom husband wife newlyweds

 
O God of love, Thou has established marriage for the welfare and happinessof mankind. Thine was the plan, and only with Thee can we work it out with joy.

 

Bless this husband. Bless him as provider of nourishment and raiment, and sustain him in all the exactions and pressures of his battle for bread. May his strength be her protection, his character be her boast… Continue reading

Having A Healthy Christ-like Attitude When Problems Arise

Having A Healthy Christ-like Attitude When Problems Arise

 

  Destructive & Bitter Thoughts    Kind, Tenderhearted, and Forgiving Thoughts
He doesn’t love me,
He only loves himself.
He does not show love as he should but his capacity to love can grow.
Colossians 3:14
How dare he come in from work in a bad mood
and take it out on me!
Perhaps he feels under pressure from work.
Ephesians 4:31-32
I do so much for him and look
what I… Continue reading

Beatitudes For Married Couples

Beatitudes For Married Couples

 

precious moments bride and groom

Blessed are the husband and wife who continue to be affectionate, considerate and loving after the wedding bells have ceased ringing.

 

Blessed are the husband and wife who are as polite and courteous to one another as they are to their friends.

 

Blessed are they who have a sense of humor, for this attitude will be a handy shock absorber.

 

Blessed are the married couples who abstain from alcoholic beverages.

 

Blessed… Continue reading

Featured Gospel Message

Christ Died For The Ungodly

by Horatius Bonar

The divine testimony concerning man is, that he is a sinner. God bears witness against him, not for him; and testifies that "there is none righteous, no, not one"; that there is "none that doeth good"; none "that understandeth"; none that even seeks after God, and, still more, none that loves Him (Psa. 14:1-3; Rom. 3:10-12). God speaks of man kindly, but severely; as one yearning over a lost child, yet as one who will make no terms with sin, and will "by no means clear the guilty." <continued>