Summer is on its way and for many, it’s wedding season. Congratulations!  We want to help you plan not just for a wedding, but for a marriage that lasts a lifetime.  Join us for these 8 brief lessons. We hope that this series helps you prepare for a beautiful wedding and a marriage that lasts a lifetime. This is part 1 of an eight part series...

“Mom … please tell me what you bought me for my birthday. Please …!” My daughter pleaded while giving me the saddest puppy-dog-eyes I’d ever seen. I had a choice. I could allow her to unwrap the gift early, spoiling the joy and excitement of waiting for her actual birthday, or, I could help her understand the value of patience, trusting...

Believe me, I know about being single. At first, my friends and I would moan the dilemmas of being single, all the while thinking that it would only be for a while. Then as I've gotten older, single women have approached me and asked in disbelief, "How could you have survived being single all these years?" It's hard to tell when a person officially...

Why does God put limits on our sexual expression? Sexual sin is powerful and destructive. Why does God have so many laws about sexual sins? Instructions about sexual behavior would have been vital for 3 million people on a forty-year camping trip. But they would be equally important when they entered the promised land and settled down as a nation. Paul,...

Would your recent dating life be more likely rated as a "fizzle" than a "sizzle"? Do you seem to continually attract the type of women - you are not attracted to? Does it seem that when you do meet the type of woman you would like to spend more time with they don't seem to stick around long enough to meet the real you? It could be your deodorant,...

The other day a friend expressed deep sadness. She shared with me that Valentine's Day is the only day her husband remembers to give her a card and flowers —the rest of the year she receives nothing. I was deeply saddened. It occurred to me this annual event might be the only day they celebrate their love. And it struck me this may be true for...

You may have heard it said on occasion that nothing can suck the passion out of a relationship faster than marriage. It's a sad commentary on society's views on sex within marriage. Does it have to be like this? Is it possible to enjoy 50-plus years of great sex with the same person? Well, it must be, because study after study has revealed that...