Tetelestai. The last word that Jesus spoke before dying on the cross means, “It is finished.” The atoning work of Christ is complete. Our immense debt to God is paid in full. While Jesus was hanging on a cross outside Jerusalem, a thick curtain was hanging inside the Jewish temple. This ornate veil marked a…
We know that our spouses need love and respect and we know that our marriages need commitment and attention. But we rarely stop to think about how our spouses long to know that we delight in them! Delight is an essential part of a healthy marriage, but we often fail to express it. When the…
Turn ordinary routines into extraordinary memories The other day, my husband and I were talking about how we desperately need to attend a carnival because it would be unordinary (because we are in our late twenties and have a one year old), and extraordinary (because it would remind us of our youth). We can walk…
Women, do you have to earn your husband’s attention and affection? Men, do you have to earn your wife’s acceptance? The Old, Weary Way If your marriage is based on EARNING, then you have an old-covenant (OC) relationship. OC marriages are common because this type of relationship comes naturally to us. It works like…
Blood flushes your face, heart beating, thoughts rushing, as the same frustration blurs around you like an unending carousel. When you married your “happily ever after,” you never imagined driving into the sunset would involve so many road bumps. But here you are at the same impasse, your “happily ever after,” has become your frustration,…
