Born to Lead; Born to Equip
Born to Lead — Embracing a Calling: Christa’s story Tomboy. This label still seems far too domesticated a term for my childhood as I loved
December 10, 2016
Topic: Marriage
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Seven Practical (But Not Easy) Tips to Transform Your Marriage
1. Live Redemptively God, the Holy Trinity, created humanity in his image—in the context of mutual, loving, intimate relationships. In creation, God declared everything as good,
December 10, 2016
A Truth Not Worth Compromising
A faulty metaphor gets in your head. You feel it birthing new thoughts, feeding on your fears, spreading through your body, pulsing in your veins.
December 10, 2016
When Marriage Isn’t Mutual
Norma and Charlie It was love at first sight. Norma and Charlie’s eyes, in all actuality, met “across a crowded room” at their conservative denomination’s
December 10, 2016
A Most Twisted Love
In pondering humans’ relationship with God, the ancient monk St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) describes four “degrees” of love (which can apply to all other
December 10, 2016
Wisdom from an Ancient Implement
Who would think we would find important truths about marriage from the ancient agricultural implements found along the highways and byways of South India? Recently
December 2, 2016
Love and Respect: A Better Way
I was a heartbroken twenty-one-year-old. My relationship with my girlfriend was falling apart, and I was desperate to figure out what had gone wrong and
December 2, 2016
Gender Equality in Marriage
2016 “Truth Be Told” Conference in South Africa Lecture from 2016 international conference in Johannesburg.
October 20, 2016
Ephesians 5
Adapted and condensed from Very Married: Field Notes on Love and Fidelity. (Herald Press, 2016) www.HeraldPress.com. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Be subject to
August 8, 2016
Simply Egalitarian
Before I met my husband, I was adamantly opposed to marriage. Much of my aversion to marriage stemmed from the lack of positive earthly examples
June 27, 2016