Outdoing One Another in Marriage
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in...
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David and Kelly Stephens
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
Preparing Our Hearts for the Holidays
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year, with the kids jingle-belling and everyone telling you, ‘Be of good cheer!’” Andy Williams’...
Glen and Shawn Solberg
- Nov 30, 2022
- 15 min
30 on 30: Thirty Reflections on Thirty Years of Marriage
Last Monday, November 28th, my wife, Shawn, and I celebrated 30 years of marriage together!! Hard to believe it has been 30 years since...
Glen Solberg
- Nov 8, 2022
- 5 min
Digging Deeper: Treasuring the Word
Your Word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You. Psalm 119:11 Most Christ-followers would be familiar with Psalm...
Glen Solberg
- Oct 2, 2022
- 3 min
What Delight the Lord Must Feel
Did you know that God delights in you as His adopted son or daughter? Not that He just “tolerates” you, but that He truly delights in His...
Jeremy Lively
- Sep 20, 2022
- 4 min
Marriage Lesson from My Six-Year-Old Daughter
This past summer, my six-year-old came home from a neighborhood swim meet with a sparkle in her big brown eyes, and a huge smile on her...
Glen Solberg
- Sep 8, 2022
- 4 min
Have These Words Become Too Familiar?
Sometimes, words and phrases become so familiar to us that they may lose how important they are. Consider the words that follow: Please...
Glen Solberg
- Aug 23, 2022
- 6 min
Help for Marital Conflict through a Fishing Lesson?
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and He Himself tempts no one. But...
Glen Solberg
- Aug 12, 2022
- 6 min
How Do We Get from "I Do" to "I'm Done"?
A few years back, my wife and I met a young couple from our church who were soon to be married. In March of 2018, this husband and wife...
Barry Williams
- Jul 8, 2022
- 4 min
A No-Win Proposition
Comparison is a destructive trap. One that, sadly to say, I am all too familiar with. It can spring up just driving to work! I look over...
Glen Solberg
- Jun 25, 2022
- 2 min
Are You Thinking of Your Valentine Today?
Yes, I know! Valentine’s Day was many months ago. But now that we are past February 14th, does that mean we have “done our duty” to say...
Peter Zipp
- Jun 10, 2022
- 5 min
What's the Roadblock in Your Marriage?
Is there a roadblock in your marriage? Something keeping you from achieving the life and marriage that you’ve always wanted, that God...
Glen Solberg
- Jun 6, 2022
- 3 min
Are You Seeking the Right Treasure?
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for...
Glen Solberg
- May 3, 2022
- 7 min
Don't Miss These Warning Signs in Your Marriage!
“A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.” Proverbs 22:3 NLT...
Glen Solberg
- Apr 16, 2022
- 1 min
The Man on the Middle Cross Told Me I Could Come...
When I saw the title of this YouTube video, I was intrigued. The title of this post mirrors that title, so you may be intrigued as well!...
Glen Solberg
- Mar 29, 2022
- 5 min
Are You Watching the Wrong Camera?
When it comes to working through conflict in marriage, my wife and I have “failed” many times over our 25+ years. To try to help, we have...
Glen Solberg
- Mar 18, 2022
- 6 min
What is God doing in the Crushing and Pressing of our Lives?
In the crushing In the pressing You are making new wine (1) Those are the opening lyrics to a song by Hillsong Music entitled New Wine....
Glen Solberg
- Mar 7, 2022
- 5 min
Going the "Extra Mile" in Your Marriage
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But...
Kate Buchanan
- Feb 7, 2022
- 6 min
What Are You Fighting For?
I’m in the kitchen making dinner and I hear the kids bickering and fighting over a toy just like I had heard them do three minutes ago. I...
Glen Solberg
- Jan 21, 2022
- 4 min
Four Steps to Fighting the Biggest Problem in Your Marriage
Because of the Fall (Genesis 3), each of us has a “default setting” when we wake up each morning. The default for you and for me is set...
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