Mark Gungor Explains Differences in the Male and Female Brains

Great stuff…

This is from this excellent video series called Mark Gungor: Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage which I would highly recommend for ministers who do pre-marital and marital counseling and would also be a good resource for a couple looking to understand each other better. It is a 4 [...]

The Question

My wife Missy has about as many questions as anyone I know. They are not just questions for the sake of asking questions. She is genuinly curious and wants to know the answer. When we were dating and even a few times in our marriage she would ask “The Question.” It would go something like [...]

Updated Marriage, Family and Parenting Resources Page

Just a note that the marriage and family resources tab has been updated with many more great links. I hope to annotate many more of the links in the near future. Here is the link.

Pepperdine’s List of Family Ministry Resources

Pepperdine has a great online list of resources to help churches and ministries that want to reach out to families. This is a very good list. Here is the link.
HT: Tim Spivey

Ben Witherington’s Post on Redefining Marriage

BWIII just put up a thought provoking post on redefining marriage and looking at it from a Christian perspective. Very informative and thought provoking. Here is the link. Here are some excerpts:
“What should Christians think of this matter? Well, in the first place not only is marriage defined in the Bible as an act between [...]

Marriage and Family Experts Speak

Thanks to Don Flor for getting me this information and links to a series of online videos by leading marriage and family experts. The videos include some really well known marriage and family therapists and ministers like: Gary Chapman (author of The 5 Love Languages), Henry Cloud (Author of Boundaries), Willard Harley (His Needs, Her [...]

Articles on Cohabitation

Thanks to Don Flor for these two links to information on cohabitation:
Article 1 – Sex Without Strings
Article 2 – Sex Without Strings, Relationships Without Rings (Rutgers University)
Also see the article I mentioned previously – Dangers of Cohabitation

Additional Marriage and Family Resources

I just added two more links to the Marriage and Family Resources page at the top of K.L. Both are excellent. Here they are:
Smart Marriages – An excellent resource with frequent email updates of marriage in the news and media. One of the best resources out there.
Marriage Resources for Counselors – A brand new website [...]

God is Love

How much better can you start your day than time with your sweetheart and then going to chapel and explaining love to 100 pre-k to 8th graders in 5 minutes or less?
I want to share two verses that you all know very well but I think are at the heart and soul of love. By [...]

Jesus Turns Water into Wine – John 2

In John 2 we have the story of Jesus’ first miracle. It is no coincidence that John prefaces this story by saying it took place on the third day. The beginning of his ministry and the end of it will start with a period of three days. Also, the next time we will find Jesus’ [...]