Do you know what my favorite sound is in the morning?” “What?” I responded as Stephanie, my wife, sat up in bed and grabbed the coffee from the nightstand. Smiling, she says, “the ‘clink clink’ sound the coffee cup makes when you set it down on the nightstand.” It’s become a ritual in our house…
Saturday morning, I sat down to do my Bible reading and quiet time. I cracked my journal’s spine and jotted down a few lines of prayer, Lord, please open your word to me this morning. Speak personally and give me insight into my life and your will for me. Give me wisdom.” Cruising through the…
A: It would be very interesting to know whether this question is coming from a wife or husband. My guess is from a husband who is hearing his wife say, “I’m not interested.” Sexual intimacy is a very delicate matter. It’s at the very heart of our sexuality. In marriage, the ideal is that the sexual relationship…
“When I fall in love,” the old song goes, “it will be forever.” But don’t count on it! Our society, tutored by a dreamy mass media, tells us falling in love is the soaring pinnacle of human relationship, the dazzling fulfillment of our emotional existence. Yet social science (along with many of us) has discovered…
A custom-written love song. A viral-ready video. This is the stuff of love in 2012, of marriage proposals and romantic professions, posted on the Web for all to see. It also is how “The 5 Love Languages” by Gary Chapman celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. Chapman’s book has sold 7 million copies since 1992,…
