A lay counselor who has worked with hundreds of premarital couples told me that he particularly looks forward to the session when he lays out what he calls the “tough love truths” to the future bride …
Breaking Out of the Death Spiral of Contempt
Before being appointed commissioner of Major League Baseball in 1989, Bart Giamatti already had an impressive resume as a professor of English Renaissance Literature and president of Yale …
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Should You Marry Someone Who Embarrasses You?
I received the following email (edited for length and taking out any identifying information) from a reader: I am so grateful a friend recommended your book, Sacred Search. I’m currently on my …
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In Sickness and in Health
I’m rather late with this post. One of the reasons for that is that I’ve been writing a devotional book for engaged couples that will walk them through every line of the traditional “statement …
Men We are Third
One of the most frequent requests I get is to write a book specifically for husbands. The reason I haven’t done that is largely because publishers know men don’t buy many books. I’ve brought up …
Does God Care How Many Children We Have?
Here’s a shocking thought: Most of us approach child-rearing from the perspective of, “How many kids do we want to have?” Will any of us approach parenting from the perspective of “How many children …
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