by Bob and Yvonne Turnbull In this fast-paced, hectic world, do you and your mate wish you had more time for each other? Have you ever felt like the pilot who was lost over the Pacific Ocean and radioed “I have good news and bad news. The bad news is I do not know where […]
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Place Your Marriage First
Commitment Joy & Happiness Marital Intimacy Persevering Love Relationship Skillsby Bob & Yvonne Turnbull Have you noticed that too much hurry and speed of life can put a serious crimp in a marriage? We often think we will have time for one another when life slows down. Interesting how that time never seems to arrive. Before we know it, we have drifted apart in […]
7 Myths of Cohabitation
Decision Making Relationship Skillsby Patrick & Dwaina Six Cohabitation is nothing new. It happened in Biblical times, too. Remember when Jesus spoke with the woman at the well in John 4:17? When questioned about her husband, she answered that she had no husband. A popular contemporary Bible version renders Jesus’ response as, “That’s nicely put: ‘I have no […]
Our Love Story
Commitment Marital Intimacy Persevering Loveby Harold & Bette Gillogly Over the years, we have been asked how we met and fell in love. So we decided we had better write it all down while our minds are still clear enough to remember the details. It is especially appropriate we write this now, as this Sunday (June 11, 2000) will […]
Have You Burned Your Ships?
Decision Making Persevering LoveWe heard an interesting story recently. When the Spanish explorer Cortes lead his expedition into Mexico to conquer the Aztec nation, he was concerned about the fear and reticence of his soldiers to fight the numerous and fierce Aztecs. So he did something very smart and very decisive. He gathered his men on the shore […]