My friend Kevin Harney got me to do something I’ve never done before. I was quite embarrassed about it, but it just happened. Kevin sent me an advanced copy of his book No is a Beautiful Word: Hope and Help for the Overcommitted and Occasionally Exhausted and asked me for an endorsement. This ended up […]
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Is It Selling Out to Marry Someone I’m Not Infatuated With? By Debra K. Fileta, M.A., LPC I’ve been dating this wonderful girl for about two months now. She has everything that I’m looking for, including my core values (born again, conservative, doesn’t drink, wants to strive for purity, etc.) And she is gorgeous! What […]
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This is a second guest post from Tyler Ward, the author who guest posted “Marriage is Fire.” He has just released his new book “Marriage Rebranded” and I hope everyone gets the chance to read it. Below begins the post from Tyler! –Gary Thomas LOVE IS A JOURNEY – NOT A FREE FALL “We […]
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Few things excite a fifty-something writer more than coming across a thirty-something writer with equal passion who is gifted and poised to further explore the spiritual side of marriage. Readers of Sacred Marriage should be poised to embrace the debut effort of Tyler Ward, whose book, “Marriage Rebranded” is released today. I’m honored to include […]
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Have you ever experienced hurt, confusion, and loneliness as a result of a communication breakdown with your husband? This is a guest post from author Sandy Ralya offering some suggestions based on a chapter from her book The Beautiful Wife. Several years ago, my husband and I were driving down a country road […]
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(This is a guest post written by a good friend of mine, Dr. Steve Wilke. You can visit his ministry page at: www.sonkist.com ) While taping an upcoming vlog, my friend Gary Thomas and I discussed abuse in marriage. Sadly, its impact is far more pervasive than most would like to admit. […]
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Paul and Virginia Friesen are friends and co-workers in their ministry to married couples. I love their take on how every affair is an intentional affair. This is a guest post taken from their book, “The Marriage App.” The first commandment says, “You may have no other gods before me.”…God is not saying that He […]
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(This post is a book excerpt written by my friends, Paul and Virginia Friesen, who wrote The Marriage App) It was John and Wendy’s favorite vacation spot during their 38-year marriage: twice each year they would fly to Hawaii and rent a cottage or stay in a timeshare, sometimes alone, but often with their family. […]
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From Gary: Megan Raines and her husband thought their marriage was at an end. They even began speaking the “divorce” word. The path they found out of this malaise isn’t all that original, but their story is as helpful and practical as it is inspirational, and I believe it would work for many, many couples. […]
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