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A Choice of Faith
Something happened this weekend that rocked my world. The pain of it still runs deep and reminds of the day my sweet husband told me he’d decided he was an atheist. I can only describe it one word. Grief. I won’t go into details, except to say a glaring difference of belief placed a wedge…
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Thankful Thursday – The Birth of Our Savior!
Luke 2: 6And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 8And there were in the same…
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A Glorious Future is Ours!
For Thankful Thursday…Scroll down. Dineen and I are gearing up for 2008. There are some changes ahead for Spiritually Unequal Marriage. We have planned some exciting and challenging posts to begin in the new year. We have prayed over this ministry and want 2008 to be a significant year in your marriage. We are asking…
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Guest Writers:
God in His great wisdom raises up men and women who are willing to share from their hearts what God has done in their lives and marriages. I am thankful for their willingness to share, to encourage, and give honor to our King. Meet our Guest Authors: Nicole Neri: My name is Nicole Neri and…
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Sunday Smiles
At Spiritually Unequal Marriage we explore many difficult and serious topics. We can feel overwhelmed with the seriousness of life because our struggles are sometimes enormous. Because of this fact, I want to share the joy of the Lord with you as well. I love to giggle, smile, grin and especially laugh out loud (too…
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The Lord’s Day!
It is the Lord’s Day. Let us rejoice in it! Psalm 118:24 This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. What a week! I bet you already know this but our God is brilliant! The stunning beauty of the wilderness attests to His power, majesty, and intellect.…
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Stories of God in our Midst!
Hi my friends. It is so amazing to me God continually supplies me with so many stories to write about. (I must need a lot of work under the Potter’s hand.) Just this week two crazy and I mean whacky things happened. The stories are about real people and how God moves in the midst…
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Good Friday
When I was in my early twenties I remember the pastor’s wife telling me about an interesting observation she made. She observed every year on Good Friday around noon to three in the afternoon, no matter where she lived, the skies cloud over and shadow the sun. I have never forgotten this and it seems…
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Guest Writer – Dineen Miller
It is my great pleasure to have Dineen Miller write for us again. Dineen was one of the first readers, prayer parters and guest writers here. She is my biggest encourager. I love her deeply. This weekend we met face-to-face for the first time at the Deeper Still Conference in San Francisco. Now, without further…
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Sex – What She needs to Know
I want to share an interesting conversation I had with the Psychologist who works with me here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage. We were talking about how women can spice up their husband’s sex life in marriage. Sexual relationships can become shipwrecked in many ways. Today I want to point out a common problem. Women, we…
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My precious Gem…
Today at Laced With Grace, Iris has shared her personal story. Her post is specific to the needs of a man in marriage. We will be covering this topic in future posts here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage. Check it out! Find me on Fridays!
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You’re Invited!!
I am thrilled and delighted to announce a brand new study group that was created to serve those of us in an unequally yoked marriage. 1Peter3Living will launch our first study in February. We have selected the book, Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage by Lee and Leslie Strobel. Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage…
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Laced With Grace
As many of you know, I am a contributor on Fridays, to the Devotional Blog, Laced With Grace. My friend, Iris at Sting my Heart, put the devotional team together. Yesterday this is what Iris wrote and I echo these words: I am thankful for the blog-team God has put together at Laced with Graced.…
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Thank you Kimberly Jones
….The words that God gave her to give to me began to change my entire life. She told me, “Always talk to God about the man, before you ever talk to the man about God.” This exerpt from Kim’s story is wise indeed. Today please take your spouse to the throne of God. Thank God…
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My Englishman by Guest Writer; Kimberly Jones
I am pleased to introduce a new guest writer here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage, Kimberly Jones. Kim is forty years old, happily married for eight years. Kim and her husband have two adopted boys, ages 11 and 7. She works part-time for Christ Lutheran Church in Hagerstown, MD. Her interests are her family, writing, reading,…
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What of Husbands?
1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. Just as the wives were to accept authority, so the husbands, in…
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Leave Fear Behind
Peter called upon Christian wives to do what is good and to never let fears alarm them. A Christian woman’s faith in God would help her not to be afraid. In this context, it could refer to their not fearing the physical harm that might come to them from their husbands, not fearing the result…
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I Know This King
Hark the herald angels sing"Glory to the newborn King!Peace on earth and mercy mildGod and sinners reconciled"Joyful, all ye nations riseJoin the triumph of the skiesWith the angelic host proclaim:"Christ is born in Bethlehem" Hark! The herald angels sing"Glory to the newborn King!" —by Charles Wesley Today we reflect on the birth of a King.…
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Without Words
1 Peter 3:1-2 (New International Version) Wives and Husbands Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. In an…
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Submission Suggestions
I want to thank you, the readers, for the suggestions and words of wisdom regarding our 1 Peter 3 study on submission. The following books were suggested by you the readers for further study: ? Me? Obey Him?: The Obedient Wife and God’s Way of Happiness and Blessing in the Home by Elizabeth rice Handford;…
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1 Peter 3: Priceless Nuggets
1 Peter 3 can be a difficult passage to accept because of the specific teaching regarding marriage. Over the next few days, let us delight in God’s word and allow Him to lead us into a thought provoking and truthful study of 1 Peter 3. This scripture holds profound hope for us living in a…