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Marriage: A Vow Won't Make It

March 12th, 200907:06 PM ET

By Edward Ridenour

Embedded in the Christian community, as well as the secular, is the notion and practice that marriage is non-existent unless each participant makes a vow to the other in front of a government official, and in most cases other witnesses. Once this is accomplished, the official declares, "By the power vested in me I now pronounce you husband and wife...
The Importance of Understanding

March 11th, 200912:31 PM ET

By Mark Gungor

Understanding is extremely important when it comes to a healthy successful marriage. When you are willing to understand each other, new vision and hope will emerge. You will immediately become energized to work on your marriage, even if it is rife with trouble. Here is a story that illustrates the power understanding has on our willingness to stick...
Marriage: What's Love Got To Do With It?

February 24th, 200901:55 PM ET

By Edward Ridenour

Love, love, love, love, love! Did I say it enough? This is one of the most overemphasized and misused word ever proclaimed, especially when it is applied to relationships of people. I won't attempt to itemize all of the different scenarios where this word is applied. I'll trust that you can think of plenty on your own. I would, th...
Marriage is a Mirror

February 18th, 200909:46 AM ET

By Mark Gungor

Ever walk past a mirror and are shocked or mortified by what you see? Your hair standing up in a weird way, your slip showing, your fly open, egg stuck in your teeth? Mirrors can be real lifesavers. Had it not been for that mirror, you may have gone the entire day looking ridiculous. Marriage is a mirror. By living so closely with another huma...
Ministry Can Be Sensual

February 12th, 200901:27 PM ET

By Mark Gungor

I know it sounds weird, but ministry can be a very sensual experience. Whether you are a pastor, elder, choir member or any other church volunteer, you can find yourself working very closely with the opposite sex. And much of the time you can be dealing with people who are emotionally hurting and desirous for caring human contact. There is frequent...
Marriage: The Emperor Has No Clothes

February 09th, 200901:25 PM ET

By Edward Ridenour

I know this may sound crazy to many that will read this, but with all sincerity and thoughtful consideration, the church's present ideas and perceptions concerning marriage are warped. What I mean by this statement is that when it comes to viewing marriage as depicted and exemplified in the Bible, our understanding and enactment of marriage d...
Advice for Stepfamilies

January 28th, 200906:03 PM ET

By Mark Gungor

Stepfamilies face many challenges. Taking a group of total strangers and throwing them together and expecting them to get along is chock full of problems. These stepfamilies are often called "blended families", but there's nothing blended about most of them. They tend to be more like two opposing armies lined up for battle than anything that can ev...
Divorce or Separation

January 21st, 200901:04 PM ET

By Mark Gungor

I generally do not approve of divorce. I am, however, a big fan of separation. I think that there are things that happen during a separation that can radically change perceptions, mindsets and the state of a relationship. Sometimes it is just the thing that an offending spouse needs to jerk the slack out of them. It helps them to wake up an...
Marriage: The Battle For Ownership

January 12th, 200905:27 PM ET

By Edward Ridenour

As most people are aware, never in the history of our great nation has the establishment of marriage, exclusively that between a male and female, been attacked with such ferociousness. Because of this unprecedented assault, it has forced the true Christian church to defend the unchangeable idealistic structure of this "God ordained" establishment a...

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