When I was 10, all I’d ever known at home was chaos. I was the oldest of four children, and the atmosphere for all of us was volatile. My father and mother were in constant conflict, making divorce seem the only possible outcome.
If you have children or grandchildren, I can almost guarantee you’ve heard this question, “How many days ‘til Christmas?”
I live in Dallas so Super Bowl XLV was more exciting than most to me since it was held here in Dallas. Not only that but the Steelers invited me to come and deliver the chapel service message the night before the big game. The atmosphere was electric.
Many men and women tell their biggest lie on their wedding day. He (or she) stands before a minister, family, and friends to commit his life to a partner. He says, “I promise to love, honor, and cherish you in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, for better or worse, for as long as we both shall live...
Genesis 2 contains the detailed account of God’s creation of mankind and marriage. In this dual event God provided a model of things to come. The earthly marriage of Adam and Eve in the past is an illustration of Christ’s union with the church in the future (Ephesians 5:32). To help us understand this heavenly mystery, God gave us marriage to demonstrate what it is going to be like when we gather at the second coming of Christ and are united with Him. In this life, men and women are married to one another. But when we are gath...