by John Avant | Nov 26, 2019 | Featured, Marriage & Family
Try this as a trivia question at Thanksgiving dinner: What does “Mary Had a Little Lamb” have to do with Thanksgiving? In 1822, Sarah Hale was only two weeks away from giving birth to her fifth child when her beloved husband died suddenly of a stroke. She...
by Life Action | Feb 1, 2019 | Featured, Marriage & Family, Say Yes to God
The sanctity (sacredness) of marriage reaches far beyond the promises a man and woman pledge to each other on their wedding day. It is more than the blessed intimacy they enjoy behind closed doors. And it is greater than the commitment one will show the other when age...
by John Avant | Mar 29, 2018 | Featured, Leadership Content, Marriage & Family
As I write this, it is Thursday of Easter week. This was the night Jesus was betrayed. Have you ever been betrayed? It is a terrible feeling, and one of the most difficult things in life to deal with. In fact, it can become a “root of bitterness” (Heb. 12:15), a...
by Dan Jarvis | Dec 29, 2017 | Featured, Marriage & Family
I said “I do” to the woman of my dreams. I’m really, really, really glad that for some crazy reason, she reciprocated. Melissa and I met in the ministry—she was an Iowa farm girl who had been teaching second-graders in South Bend, Indiana. She answered a call to serve...
by Life Action | Dec 8, 2017 | Featured, Marriage & Family
We know that bringing up the topic of marriage touches on some of the most wonderful and most difficult aspects of life. We asked a few trusted friends throughout our ministry network to give perspective on some common questions. Chad Williams Life Action...
by Life Action | Dec 1, 2017 | Featured, Marriage & Family
Marriages fall apart today for the same reasons that Adam and Eve’s relationship suffered—selfishness, a refusal to submit to each other, and a desire to be free from God’s restrictions. A feeling of guilt and inner pain accompanies this breakdown. We run away and...
