Download or read book 50 YEARS OF COVENANT MARRIAGE GOD WROTE OUR LOVE STORY written by and published by ChudacePublishing. This book was released on with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our love story began when we started dating as teenagers in December 1960. We dated for nearly eight years before we got married as graduate students in August 1968. Fast forward fifty years and we now have a great story to tell about how God moved our relationship and marriage from good to great, built to last a lifetime. It has been a very long and difficult journey, but the rewards of persistence and perseverance are heavenly. This book is about our views on marriage, based on our experience and those of numerous people around us over all these years, from courtship, to building a resilient and Christian-based relationship, raising a family, parenting, managing family-career conflict issues, building and managing family wealth, resolving conflicts, confronting and surmounting numerous challenges, dealing with external interference, and preparing for our last years. Our message to the younger couples behind us is that God can write your love story if you would let Him.
Download or read book Fifty Years of COVENANT MARRIAGE written by Adeniyi Afonja and published by Chudace. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marriage is good but you need God's favor and blessing to build a great marriage resilient enough to last a lifetime. Nothing good ever comes easy: blessings and burdens are soulmates. The road to well of happy and successful marriage passes through well of conflict, well of argument, well of persecution, well of opposition, well of temptation, well of obstacles. Expect joy and happiness, difficulties, trials and tribulations as you navigate the tortuous journey through all the changing scenes of life. Be determined to surmount all obstacles at all costs, and you will reap lots of fulfillment, rewards and blessings at the end of the tunnel. In order to build and grow a great marriage that will last a life time, couples need God's grace and mutual, unflinching commitment to their marital vows to navigate the long, exciting, tortuous, tumultuous, and mined road to a resilient, happy, lasting marriage: "to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, according to God's holy ordinance". Work together with intimacy, passion and commitment, build a Spirit-filled/Spirit-led marriage and the ultimate rewards are heavenly. Your partner is ridden with faults, so are you !! Look a little closer and you will see a large reservoir of assets that can be nurtured, (with your help, understanding and support) to bring out the best in your partner. When God created Eve, He did not set out to create another Adam, (otherwise He would have molded her in clay), rather, He created a partner to compensate for Adam's deficiencies and make up for what he lacked. He wanted to create something different, yet equally a masterpiece. Clearly, Eve was deliberately designed for different tasks which require patience, resilience, multi-tasking capabilities, and many other assets that she would need to cope with the onerous assignment of child-bearing and raising, and managing the home front while still contributing to the household economy. God gave Adam dominion over all His creations including his helper, but if He had thought that Adam could cope effectively, creation of Eve would not have been necessary. A good team is never made up of members with similar competence and instincts, and the last thing you want in marriage is another you. Unfortunately couples spend a lot of useful time and energy trying to re-mold their partners in their own image. Two magnets of the same polarity repel each other and compatibility means compatible opposites. Couples who are duplicates are boring, self-centered, bringing nothing new, exciting or innovative to the relationship. Marriage becomes great when couples can develop a partnership with shared family responsibilities, help to nurture each other's virtues and assets, adjust to and accommodate each other's deficiencies. Selfishness (I, me and myself) has no place in a great marriage. God appointed the husband as the head of the wife. However, headship does not imply authoritarianism (military governance). Leadership by competence and example commands respect and compliance. Headship is not so much authority expressed as a chain of commands as it is an acceptance of a vital chain of responsibilities. Key values in growing a resilient marriage include strong partnership, communication and conflict resolution skills, mutual respect, tolerance, empathy, perseverance, and willingness to meet each other's deepest needs. Marriage is a lifetime project, for better for worse but, often, the worse comes before the better and only perseverance gets you to the better.
Download or read book This Momentary Marriage written by John Piper and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2009-04-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting on forty years of matrimony, John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage over its emotion, exhorting couples to keep their covenant for all the best reasons. Even in the days when people commonly stayed married "'til death do us part," there has never been a generation whose view of marriage was high enough, says Pastor John Piper. That is all the more true in our casual times. Though personal selfishness and cultural bondage obstruct the wonder of God's purpose, it is found in God's Word, where his design can awaken a glorious vision capable of freeing every person from small, Christ-ignoring, romance-intoxicated views. As Piper explains in reflecting on forty years of matrimony: "Most foundationally, marriage is the doing of God. And ultimately, marriage is the display of God. It displays the covenant-keeping love between Christ and his people to the world in a way that no other event or institution does. Marriage, therefore, is not mainly about being in love. It's mainly about telling the truth with our lives. And staying married is not about staying in love. It is about keeping covenant and putting the glory of Christ's covenant-keeping love on display." This Momentary Marriage unpacks the biblical vision, its unexpected contours, and its weighty implications for married, single, divorced, and remarried alike.
Download or read book Teach Them Diligently written by Leslie Nunnery and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s easy to say we trust Christ for everything, but are we living that truth? We’ve been given clear instruction in a powerful promise for parents. God tells us in Deuteronomy to “teach our children diligently.” This passage and many others give us great insight as to how to do that and enjoy the promised blessing that always accompanies the mandates we are given. Learn the practical view of discipleship parenting, what God expects from parents, and how to put these truths into actionSee how parenting with the vision of teaching them diligently will intentionally bear fruit and affect change in your own life as wellMove beyond giving lip-service to what you believe, and make the conscious choice to rely on the wisdom of God’s holy instruction for your life and parenting. So, why are we as Christian parents still uncertain? Why do we live in fear? Why are we losing our children in record numbers? What can we do about it?
Download or read book Covenant Marriage written by Fred Lowery and published by The Rosen Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new movement is spreading across America, bringing hope to existing marriages and new guidelines for marriages yet to be; and Dr. Fred Lowery, in this courageous and insightful book, shares with you the principles of the Covenant Marriage Movement. Every marriage faces storms and struggles that can lead to failure. Unexpected changes, personality conflicts, money problems, and misguided expectations can send even the best of marriages into a tailspin. But this insightful, new book provides real answers through chapters such as "The Difference between a Contract and a Covenant," "Learning How to Manage Conflict," and "What to Do When Marriage Is Not What You Expected." Covenant marriages will stand the test of time, change, and personal problems and will shine with brilliance in a world that is besieged by divorce. This book will not only impact your life, but will impact marriages for generations to come. The principles, power, and pattern for a covenant marriages will help you and your spouse stay together in your marriage for life.
Download or read book Covenant Marriage written by Steven L. Nock and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores a movement that emerged over the past fifteen years, which aims to do just that. Guided by certain politicians and religious leaders who herald marriage as a solution to a range of longstanding social problems, a handful of state governments enacted "covenant marriage" laws, which require couples to choose between a conventional and a covenant marriage. While the familiar type of union requires little effort to enter and can be terminated by either party unilaterally, covenant marriage requires premarital counseling, an agreement bound by fault-based rules or lengthy waiting periods to exit, and a legal stipulation that divorce can be granted only after the couple has received counseling.
Download or read book Marriage written by Ronald H. Taurel and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reality: Fifty percent of those who marry today will divorce. On the stress scale, divorce and separation are ranked 2nd and 3rd. Only the death of a spouse is rated higher. More than 80 percent of those who are divorced will remarry within three years and 65 percent of those marriages will fail again. More than a million children each year are involved in divorce and more than 13 million children under 18 live with one parent so that single parent families are growing at a rate twenty times faster than two parent families. We have lost sight of the true meaning of the marriage commitment. In this book Bro. Ronald H. Taurel skillfully interprets and explains the covenant relationship between a man and a woman in the eyes of God. Inside you will discover: Marriage as a covenant relationship held in high regard by God. The importance of the marriage oath. The importance and meaning of the woman's hymen and virginity. The true meaning and significance of the wedding rings. Examples of leaning on each other and facing challenges together with God. The principle of Leaving and Cleaving This is a must-read for anyone entering into the covenant of marriage and a reminder for couples who have already taken this important step. Bro Ronald H. Taurel was born on the island of Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies. In 1990 he moved to the United States and served under Pastor William A. Reeves at Harvest Ministry Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Bro. Ronald received his ordination from Mission Base International Ministries in Belmont, Port of Spain, where Rev. Garth Sinnette is Pastor. Ronald H. Taurel lives with his wife Lenora and their four children, Brittany, Talisa, Joshua & Elisha in Charlotte, NC. Questions/comments can be directed to [email protected].
Download or read book What s Really Happening in African American Relationships written by Joyce J. Auld and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings together research studies and articles on the crisis of marriage and relationships in the African American community. The author takes a look at: when and why the unions started to fall apart; the covenant of marriage; communication; the effect of stepfamilies and step-parenting on a marital relationship; and the African American woman and marriage--Back cover.
Download or read book Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective written by John Witte (Jr.) and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2005-10-20 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covenant marriages requiring premarital counseling and tighter strictures on divorce have recently emerged in some American states. At the same time, the doctrine of covenant has reemerged in religious circles as a common way to map the spiritual dimensions of marriage. Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective brings together eminent scholars from Jewish, Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic religious traditions as well as experts on American covenant marriage. The introduction carries out an unprecedented comparison of contract and covenant in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim understandings of marriage. The rest of the book elucidates various facets of marriage from the perspectives of both jurisprudence and religion, producing an enlightening integrated picture of the legal and spiritual dimensions of marriage.
Download or read book The Dead Sea Scrolls After Fifty Years Volume 2 written by James C VanderKam and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1999-06-11 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dead Sea Scrolls after Fifty Years is being published to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the first scrolls at Qumran. The two-volume set contains a comprehensive set of cutting-edge articles on a wide range of topics that are archaeological, historical, literary, sociological, or theological in character. Since the discovery of the first scrolls in 1947 an overwhelming number of studies has been published. Now, half a century later, nearly all scrolls found have been published in critical editions, and scholars can begin to assess the true relevance of the scrolls for the study of the Bible, Second Temple Judaism, and Early Christianity. The contributors to these volumes form an international team of leading specialists in the field. They have written critical surveys of particular aspects of Dead Sea Scrolls research, focusing on significant developments, theories and conclusions, while also indicating directions for future study.
Download or read book Parenting written by Diane Zimmerman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During my years as a social worker who intervened in the lives of many families, the frustrating prohibition I faced was the States reluctance to allow any suggestion toward the family developing a spiritual component. Even though it was obvious that this one focus could correct the errors that promoted child abuse, spousal abuse, addiction, and divorce, it was ignored as a useful intervention for failing families. It is my hope that this book can lead childrens caretakers to the thing that works to bring up their darlings in peace and safety.
Download or read book The Secrets of a Fifty Year Romantic Expedition written by Matthew E. McLaren PhD and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you remember the first day I saw you? The first date we had? The first time I took you into my arms? The vow we made? Do you realize it is fifty years since we said I do? I love you my first lady, my queen. With Jesus as our guiding light we will continue to walk together until death. By the power of prayer I have found you. You are my special treasure. You are a life partner with so much strength and compassion, a partner with such integrity and goodness in your heart; you have guarded the inner circle of our relationship and made it the sacred centre of our life, just for Jesus, you and me. God used a picture in Ezekiel 16 to describe His people and I would like to paraphrase it by saying. When I pass by you again and look upon you, indeed your heart was the heart of love; so I spread my arms and covered you, I went into a covenant with you; a covenant that cannot be broken. The more I know you, the deeper I appreciate and love you. Its like how Id cherish and treasure a rare and priceless work of art.
Download or read book Divorce Proof Your Marriage written by Gary Rosberg and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a guide to protecting a marriage from divorce, including information relationship experts on how to meet a partner's needs, heal hurt in marriage, and weather storms of life.
Download or read book Family Policy and the American Safety Net written by Janet Zollinger Giele and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family Policy and the American Safety Net shows how families adapt to economic and demographic change. Government programs provide a safety net against the new risks of modern life. Family policy includes any public program that helps families perform their four universal obligations of caregiving, income provision, shelter, and transmission of citizenship. In America, this means that child care, health care, Social Security, unemployment insurance, housing, the quality of neighborhood schools, and anti-discrimination and immigration measures are all key elements of a de facto family policy. Yet many students and citizens are unaware of the history and importance of these programs. This book argues that family policy is as important as economic and defense policy to the future of the nation, a message that is relevant to students in the social sciences, social policy, and social work as well as to the public at large. .
Download or read book If You Think You Can Press On written by Daniel Mirera and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-11-12 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you think you can press on! Twenty three values that govern the triumph of unfailing kindness show the best way readers can learn how to create, sustain, maintain, nurture, and monitor a good and everlasting relationship with God-making God your very best friend at all times. How then will the already established relationship with God help them to show the same unfailing kindness to others? When you have the unfailing kindness of God the ability to achieve great things in life is huge. In this classic on triumph, you will discover twenty three values that will lead you to achieve anything in life. The straight and inspirational book will help you through discovering what you can do best, where your passion is, what can motivate you to achieve great success in life, how you can conquer your worries, and how to create an everlasting hope in order to turn your objectives, visions, and dreams into reality.
Download or read book The 4 Seasons of Marriage written by Gary Chapman and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compares the transitional cycles of marriage to those of nature, describes the attitudes and emotions of each season, and offers seven strategies that enable couples to enhance and improve their marital relationship.
Download or read book Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality written by Jerrold S. Greenberg and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised and updated with the latest data in the field, the Sixth Edition of Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality represents all aspects of human sexuality and explores how it affects personality, development, and decision making. Using a student-friendly interpersonal approach, the text discusses contemporary concepts as well as controversial topics in a sensitive manner, and covers the physiological, biological, psychological, spiritual, and cultural dimensions of human sexuality. Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality is an essential text for teaching sexuality and presents an integrated view of human sexuality that encourages students to pursue positive decisions, sexual health, and a lifetime of wellness.
