Marriage

Marriage

So you want to get married

So you want to get married …Ā  Are you crazy?! Why would you want to do that? Donā€™t you know how difficult marriage is? Marriage has been on the decline worldwide. In the US, it is estimated...

Real Life, Real People

The depressed husband, autistic child ā€“ and the woman who kept her family together

My husband and I really enjoyed life with each other. We did things together, we shared openly about everything. He would help me to clarify my thinking. He was my confidante. He was also my support...

Marriage

2 non-negotiables when looking for a spouse

Marriage is hard. I think this is worth repeating. In caps and bold. MARRIAGE IS HARD. It’s worth repeating because, well, marriage is hard! Ask any married person, and confirm it with their...

Dating

From ‘I will never’ to ‘I do’

There were two times in my life that I said “I willĀ never” do something. Both times, I ended up doing the very thing I said I would not.Ā  The first time, I said: “I will never...

Marriage

THIR.ST TALKS: Veteran Valentines share their secrets on how to make a marriage last

With increasing divorce rates, older marriages and fewer people opting for marriage, young couplesĀ may approach Valentine’s Day with weariness and trepidation. It seems ever harderĀ for a...

Marriage

The day I prayed for a wife

JanuaryĀ marked the 1Ā year anniversary of my marriage to the most incredible woman. It’s easily been the best year of my life. I believe with all my heart that sheā€™s a gift from God ā€” one...

Relationships

The most unequal yoke of all

ā€œDo not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?ā€ (2 Corinthians 6:14) A yoke is an contraption...

Relationships

The quest for true love

ā€œI love the bak chor mee here!ā€Ā  ā€œI think Iā€™m in love!ā€ ā€œGod loves you!ā€ Any of these phrases familiar to you? Thanks to pop culture, loose usage of the word ā€œloveā€ has cheapened...

Relationships

Teach me to love

What is love? Christians likeĀ to go Greek when trying to understand the things of God.Ā So here we go. The Greeks, in their sophistication, would be appalled at the crude generalisations of love in...