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March 2019

March 25, 2019

7 Ways to Fight Biblically With Your Spouse

Let's be honest: even Christian couples fight because we still struggle with our sin nature....

March 21, 2019

The Explosive Redefinition of Love in 1 Corinthians 13

When an unhappy couple looks at each other and says, "I don't love you anymore,"...

March 18, 2019

How You Can Super Charge Your Marriage Through the Love 31 Challenge

What if the love passage in 1 Corinthians 13 was more than just an inspirational...

March 29, 2018

Are We Living Like the Resurrection Never Happened?

We can celebrate Easter every year just like a marriage anniversary, but are we living...

August 2017

August 18, 2017

The Epidemic Destroying Marriages in Your Church and How You Can Fight Back

Whether you realize it or not, the porn epidemic is destroying marriages throughout your church....

December 2016

December 05, 2016

7 Practical Ways Your Church Helps Lower the Divorce Rate

A recent study by a Harvard University professor linked regular church attendance with a lower...

March 2016

March 04, 2016

7 Ways to Prepare for Marriage While You're Still Single (Again)

Single but hoping to get married one day? Here are 7 great ways to start...

February 2016

February 24, 2016

7 Ways to Fight Biblically With Your Spouse

Looking to have a good fight with your spouse? Here are 7 ways to fight...

December 2015

December 03, 2015

7 Reasons Why Your Marriage is Struggling

Don't feel guilty about reading this post. Here are 7 reasons your marriage might be...

August 2015

August 20, 2015

7 Things You Can Do to Start Divorce-Proofing Your Marriage

Apparently a lot of people are interested in what can wreck a marriage. Yesterday's post...

August 19, 2015

4 Things That Will Wreck Your Marriage If You're Not Careful

No one intentionally sets out to wreck a marriage. Everyone wants your marriage to work, at least...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

Repost: 11 Reasons Why Marriages Fail

originally posted June 3, 2013 We see marriages around us fail for a multitude of...

November 2014

November 20, 2014

Married People #5 – Practice Your Promise

Here is the fifth and final installment of our Married People series. Enjoy!

November 13, 2014

Married People #4 – Love God First

The sermon below is the fourth installment in our Married People series. Enjoy!

November 12, 2014

Who Wouldn't Want to Be Married to This Spouse?

Romantic movies continually portray society's picture of the ideal spouse (namely cute and witty). But...

November 11, 2014

The Best Way to Get Closer to Your Spouse

As Christians we believe that marriage is a covenant between three people: you, your spouse,...

November 07, 2014

How Wives Can Show RESPECT To Their Husbands

Yesterday I shared how husbands can show love to their wives. Today is the second...

November 06, 2014

How Husbands Can Show LOVE To Their Wives

Ephesians 5:33 says, "However, each one of you [husband] also must love his wife as...

November 04, 2014

Married People #3 – Respect and Love

If you missed this past Sunday, here is my latest message from the Married People...

November 01, 2014

Married People #2 – Have Serious Fun

Here is the second sermon in our Married People series:

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Are You Having an Affair Without Knowing It?

Affairs are devastating, we all know that. But for most of us, it doesn't apply. Or are...

October 29, 2014

Having the Awkward 'Sex Talk' With Your Church

In our Married People series, I recently talked about what married people do. Thankfully I...

October 28, 2014

7 Ways to Have More Fun in Your Marriage

If your marriage is more about fighting then it is about having fun, then you're...

October 27, 2014

The Best Way to Protect Your Marriage

In Proverbs 5, the wisest man (Solomon) to ever live gathers his boys around him for...

October 25, 2014

Married People #1: Till When Do We Part?

Here's the first sermon in our Married People series. Come to Mt Vernon to hear...

October 22, 2014

What Advice Would You Give Yourself on Your Wedding Day?

Last Sunday as part of our Married People series I posed this question, "If the...

September 2014

September 01, 2014

Step One in Strengthening Your Marriage

originally posted as Step One: Pray Together on August 27, 2012 I don’t know where...

August 2014

August 19, 2014

The Phone Call I Hope I Never Have to Make About Your Marriage

Recently I had to make a phone call that broke my heart. It's a phone...

July 2014

July 11, 2014

Five for Friday (7.11.14)

Learning never takes a break! Here are five articles (plus a bonus video) to keep...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

Five for Friday (6.27.14)

Have a great weekend! A Different Kind of Millennial Problem - Wouldn't it be great...