Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas | Closer to Christ, Closer to Others
posted on
One hundred and eighty degrees is how hot I like my chai tea lattes, and it’s also the difference between what I initially thought my greatest need in life is compared to what God thinks it is. Most …
Continue Reading about Your Greatest Need In Marriage Isn’t What You Think It Is →
posted on
You can read all the “how to” books you want. You can apply all the fun little intimacy exercises, burn through all the clever conversation starters, or exhaust half a dozen “date night” idea books. …
Continue Reading about The Best Marriage Is… A Truly Sacred Marriage →
posted on
What causes you to love your spouse? Is it her grace? His kindness? Her strength? His humor? That she’s such a good mom? That he’s an unusually involved father? All of these are inferior …
Continue Reading about Loving Your Spouse for all the Wrong Reasons →
posted on
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I …
posted on
Most of us, whether we realize it or not, evaluate our marriages almost every day. If we’re in a social situation, we tend to wonder, “How does our marriage measure up to theirs?” When we’re by …
Continue Reading about A Quick Test to Evaluate Your Marriage →
posted on
Rain is going to fall on your marriage; it’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. Which means, you better have a spiritual umbrella nearby. One husband wrote to me, furious that his libido is …