Monthly Archives: June 2011

Proverbs 28:20

A faithful man will be richly blessed. When you are faithful to your marriage under God,  you set your children up for some terrific blessings.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web Network This article is subject to Creative Common License. … Continue reading

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Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Fathers, do not neglect the spiritual rearing of your children.  That is your responsibility.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web Network This … Continue reading

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1 Corinthians 13:7

Love…believes all things, hopes all things. When husbands are critical of their wives, I say, “OK, she has a problem.  What is your strategy for helping her to overcome it?”  They usually do not have one.  Don’t criticize, strategize!   ~ … Continue reading

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Ephesians 4:22

Be made new in the attitude of your minds; and… put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. If you are married and nothing has changed in your agenda, you had better look … Continue reading

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Ephesians 5:2

Liva a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. In the end, the truth about love is simple but biblical: Talk is cheap.  Love is … Continue reading

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Psalm 25:10

And when we obey him, every path he guides us on is fragrant with his loving-kindness and his truth. We need to distinguish the purpose of marriage from its benefits.  The purpose of Christian marriage is to serve as an … Continue reading

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Ephesians 5:31

And the two will become one flesh. I have never heard so much “my money, your money” talk between husbands and wives as I am hearing today.  But the Bible makes it clear that “the two shall become one flesh.”  … Continue reading

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Song of Songs

The winter is past; the rains are over and gone.  Flowers appear on the earth;  the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land… Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me. … Continue reading

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1 John 4:4

You…are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. Our communities need men who have the stamina and the ability to stand up and take … Continue reading

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Galatians 5:22, 23

But the fruit of the Spirit is …gentleness. A Christian marriage partner has a frame of reference totally different from the world’s values.  Instead of saying, “This is what you should do for me, ” a Christian mate says, “Honey, … Continue reading

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