Five Times When It’s Not a Good Idea to Get Premarital Counseling

If you’re a counselor, therapist, pastor, or church leader, and you read my title and thought of ways to blow off or blow up my lackadaisical attitude toward marriage: Wait! I’m actually all for premarital counseling. I’m a counselor, too. I am all for strong, biblically-based, well-prepared marriages. So why this topic? I, like you,…

Waiting Only For You

To My dearest sweetheart, The one I love more than anyone in this world, The most beautiful fiancée in this life and the life to come,   You’re gorgeous and breathtaking in every way. I love you.   I love the way that sounds. I enjoy saying it to you. You can’t see Me smiling…

Resources For Christian Singles Who Are Dating

You did it, Christian Single. Perhaps the holiday magic did its work and you started dating about two or three months ago. Or maybe you have already been dating for some time now. Congratulations! It’s beautiful, exhilarating, heady, and magical, to be in the beginnings of a fresh new romance. Dating is especially awesome if…

Get Engaged This Christmas!

This past week was a very different week for me, but in a good way. I was engaged more than usual. My birthday was last week, and I feel like I have been celebrating for the entire week. It’s unusual  for me. This is how my week went: For starters, I’m in an informal birthday…

32 Worst Reasons to Get Married Ever-er!

Here are the traditional vows which have been used for marriage ceremonies all across America for decades: “I, John, take you, Mary, for my lawful wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, until death do us part.” These are serious…