Genesis 2:24 – Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. When a new couple gets married, one of the biggest things each of their parents needs to realize is that neither one is marrying into one family or the other, but instead they’re … Read more
Song of Songs 7:11 (NIV) – Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside let us spend the night in the villages. Early in our marriage, our vacations were not architected for rest and joy. With little kids and no money, we struggled to figure out how to get time off work and also to … Read more
Deuteronomy 5:12 – Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. When we were first married, we got into a bad habit of not getting a weekly Sabbath day off or planning for holidays and vacations. We had “good” reasons to justify our overwork. In college, we were very broke, … Read more
Romans 8:1 – There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. This contains excerpts from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the sermon series that accompanies these devos and this book, click here. After another argument … Read more
Ephesians 4:32 – Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. This contains excerpts from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the sermon series that accompanies these devos and this book, click here. Yesterday, we … Read more
Song of Songs 6:3 (NIV) – I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine; he browses among the lilies. This contains excerpts from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the sermon series that accompanies these devos and this book, click … Read more
2 Corinthians 10:5 – …take every thought captive to obey Christ… Exodus 9:12 – But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had spoken to Moses. This contains excerpts from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the … Read more
2 Corinthians 10:5 – …take every thought captive to obey Christ… This contains excerpts from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the sermon series that accompanies these devos and this book, click here. At this point in the Song of Songs story, … Read more
Song of Songs 6:3 (NIV) – I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine; he browses among the lilies. This contains excerpts from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the sermon series that accompanies these devos and this book, click … Read more
Song of Songs 5:16 (NLT) – …my lover, my friend. This is an excerpt from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the sermon series that accompanies these devos and this book, click here. In this scene, Abbi gives one of our … Read more
Song of Songs 5:6 – I opened for my beloved, but my beloved had left; he was gone. My heart sank at his departure. I looked for him but did not find him. I called him but he did not answer. This is an excerpt from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song … Read more
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NLT) – Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives … Read more