“Knowing why we are married and should stay married is crucial. This will lead us into a discussion brilliantly argued by Maryland pastor C.J. Mahaney in an audiotape series on marriage titled According to Plan. The key question is this:… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share Image
“The mark of a spiritual man or woman is a listening heart, not a lecturing tongue.” — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share
“With Christ in us and the Holy Spirit transforming us, we really have no excuse for continuing immaturity.” — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share
The older I get the more I realize that a significant portion of a parent's happiness or sadness in middle-age will be directly impacted… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share
“Contempt is conceived with expectations. Respect is conceived with expressions of gratitude. We can choose which one we will obsess over-expectations, or thanksgivings. That… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share
If you want to be free to serve Jesus, there’s no question—stay single. Marriage takes a lot of time. But if you want to… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share
“One of these early thinkers, Augustine (A.D. 354–430), suggested that there are three benefits of marriage: offspring, faith (fidelity), and sacrament. Of the three… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share
“Righteousness—true holiness—is seen over time in our persistence. It is relatively easy to “flirt” with righteousness—being occasionally courteous to other drivers (if you happen… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share
“This is a book that looks at how we can use the challenges, joys, struggles, and celebrations of marriage to draw closer to God… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share
“He planted marriage among humans as yet another signpost pointing to his own eternal, spiritual existence.” — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share
It's astonishing how quickly cultural references change. Each new generation of parents grows up with a new slate of cultural understanding, television shows, and… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share
“In this chapter, we’re going to explore how these various analogies use the experience of marriage to teach us valuable truths about the nature… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share
What if your husband’s faults are God’s tools to shape you? What if the very thing that most bugs you about your man constitutes… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share
Any mature, spiritually sensitive view of marriage must be built on the foundation of mature love rather than romanticism. But this immediately casts us… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share
