Quotes of: Marriages Keyword

It seems almost oxymoronic to believe that this new idealism has led to a new pessimism about marriage, but that is exactly what has happened. In generations past there was far less talk about "compatibility" and finding the ideal soul mate. Today we...

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

Those who say marriage is no different to cohabitation are perhaps less sensitive to issues of continuity. Legally and socially, marriage provided us with an framework, struts: as a tradition, it predates history. And yet it is still trivialised as n...

Mama: Dispatches from the Frontline of Love

As you gave the ring to one another and have now received it a 2nd time from the hand of the pastor, so love comes from you, but marriage from above, from God. As high as God is above man, so high are the sanctity, the rights, and the promise of love...

Letters and Papers from Prison

She wanted to explain everything to him—how certain notes of the Moonlight Sonata shredded her heart like wind inside a paper bag; how her soul felt as endless and deep as the sea churning on their left; how the sight of the young Muslim couple fil...

The Space Between Us

Love is a devoted madness while marriage is a responsibility. But then it is possible to be devotedly mad and responsible at the same time, yes it is. And so this is how we should begin to see marriage: as it is, for what it is! Marriage needs to cea...

C. JoyBell C.

A woman who has not been twice married cannot know what a perfect marriage is.

Nigerian

Although love is communicated in a number of ways,our words often reflect the condition of our heart.

Fireproof Your Marriage Couple's Kit

A successful marriage was a balancing act-that was a thing everyone knew. A successful marriage was also dependent on a high tolerance for irritation.

Full Dark, No Stars

And things don't change in a marriage until the spouse who is taking responsibility for a problem that is not hers decides to say or do something about it.

Boundaries in Marriage

A blanket could be used to save your marriage. But to be honest, I’d recommend saving your marriage in a Tupperware container. That way it’ll stay fresher for longer.


Brick

... gay marriage rights coming and going, always being an issue for the voting public when it should be an individual‘s private choice.

Being Screwed

How can such scary looking parents create something so cute?

2 States: The Story of My Marriage

She did not find these riches (of fulfillment). They were a gift from God.

Surprised by Love: Her Life and Marriage to C.S. Lewis

Friends become wiser together through a healthy clash of viewpoints.

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

A common vision can unite people of very different temperaments.

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

Like a surgeon, friends cut you in order to heal you.

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence.

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Finding out how the rest of the world lives is a normal part of rumschpringe. I didn't think it was up to my father-or my bishop-to squash that kind of curiosity.

A Marriage for Meghan

It is not love to ignore your spouse's sin, or brokenness, or immaturity.

Love and War: Finding the Marriage You've Dreamed Of

Shouting is obvious; not talking to each other slips by.

Love and War: Finding the Marriage You've Dreamed Of