Marriage Advice
A Biblical Study on Divorce
We all know that our failure to love leads to the reality of divorce. It was just a true in Jesus' day as it is today. The Jewish people had been given the possibility of divorce. There had been some controversy between the Pharisee sect, who believed that …
Is Marriage Outdated?
Is marriage becoming an outdated practice in a modern world? The media is constantly announcing a new study or a recent report about the decline in the percentages of people who are living in a stable marriage or family. Since so many people are opting out of …
Reasons for Rules on Sex
I had a young person write to me at MarriageHelp.com and complain about my "old fashioned" ideas. This person was letting me know that our society had outgrown old rules about what we should expect from our sexual relationships. They had read my lesson called …
The Path to Infidelity - Part 4
This is the fourth lesson in this series and it asks the question, "What happens if you do face infidelity?" Does finding that your spouse was unfaithful mean that you must get a divorce? NO! It means you have a problem to deal with.
The Path to Infidelity - Part 3
This third lesson in our four part series is entitled Keeping Inside the Fences. Normal human beings have a healthy fear of intimacy. Intimacy is dangerous and makes us very vulnerable to harm. We have a defensive “fence" around us to keep people away from us …
The Path to Infidelity - Part 2
This is the second lesson in the series "The Path to Infidelity" which I have entitled How to Lead a Healthy Life. After our discussion in the first lesson, we can now say, Okay, you are God's Person. But what does that look like? First of all, if you are …
The Path to Infidelity - Part 1
You don't have to be a sport's superstar, a nationally known political leader or a television celebrity to know that sexual infidelity is disastrous! All you need to see are friends and coworkers, family and classmates, watch the evening news on TV or read the …
Who Owns Your Emotions?
I told my children as they were growing up, "Don't give anyone the power to control your emotions!" How many times have you heard someone say, "That person makes me SO MAD"? Sometimes it is stated, "As soon as that guy walks into the room he gets me angry." I …
Hope and Love
It is very easy to feel trapped and hopeless. One cannot give or receive love once hope is lost. We simply must not give up when we feel like we are at a dead end. Hope is still an option. Hope - When you are going through a troubled time from PastorBobDouglas …
Love Your Enemies
When marriages run into problems, it is easy to feel like you are living in a war zone. Sometimes we treat our marriage partner like the enemy who is "out to get us". We divide our world into "us" and "them" and trade shots back and forth. Pastor Bob teaches …