Archive for the ‘Marriage’ Category

Thirteen Years with Dana

Happy Anniversary to Dana and me! I am so grateful to have a faithful, capable, beautiful, motherly, homemaking, hospitable, organized, loving, ministry-partnering, good-cooking wife.

When to Pursue Marriage

“So how do we know when to pursue someone for marriage?  When we do not need marriage. When we are full and growing in our relationship with Christ, then and only then, are we really ready for marriage. Adam did not tell God he was lonely. In Gen 2:18 God said, ‘It is not good [...]

Wisdom from a Godly Old Man

I just met B.W. Miller Sr., a local mountain man who grew up on a potato farm in the Howard’s Creek area. He now lives on his great granddaddy’s farm. His dad was also surveyor, which he did until he was in his seventies. One day he was with his dad surveying and he said, [...]

Two Are Better Than One, part 1

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep [...]

Marriage Retreat Reminder

The marriages of those who claim to be Christians are still fairing no better than those who do not know the Lord. Great power, encouragement, and productivity can come from a marriage that is submitted to the Lord. No wonder the enemy works diligently to destroy marriages. Here is another reminder of the Marriage Retreat [...]

Marriage Retreat at Cherokee Cove

Here is the flyer for the Marriage Retreat I will be teaching at Cherokee Cove, Oct 9-11. Come join us! (And spread the word, even if you can’t.) Marriage Enhancement Retreat at Cherokee Cove October 9-11, 2009 The lodging will be in the newly built Evergreen Village. The quaint log cabins are privately situated amidst [...]