by Christian Family Life | May 24, 2024 | Acceptance, Bless, Build, Christian Marriage, Enrich, Grace, Marriage Health, Truth
Dr. Amy Trout Building and maintaining healthy relationships can be challenging. It can be helpful to focus on the three essential components of any relationship: The Self, The Other, and The We. By understanding and nurturing these aspects, you can contribute towards...
by Christian Family Life | May 17, 2024 | Acceptance, Bless, Build, Christian Marriage, Enrich, Grace, Marriage Health, Truth
Gray Foshee A Society of Instant Gratification Speed date. Eat fast food. Use the self-checkout lines in grocery stores. “One weekend” diet. Pay extra for overnight shipping. Honk when the light turns green. Speak in half sentences. Start things but...
by Christian Family Life | May 10, 2024 | Acceptance, Bless, Build, Christian Marriage, Enrich, Grace, Marriage Health, Truth
Shelly Foshee One of the greatest struggles I had early on in my marriage was questioning myself about missing the mark. Did I marry the wrong person? When Gray and I got married, we were pregnant. We came from a pretty legalistic upbringing. The situation we found...
by Christian Family Life | May 3, 2024 | Acceptance, Bless, Build, Christian Marriage, Enrich, Grace, Marriage Health, Truth
Gray Foshee Timothy Keller says, “Truth without grace is not really truth and grace without truth is not really grace”. Let that sink in for a moment. John 1:14-17 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from...
by Christian Family Life | Apr 26, 2024 | Acceptance, Bless, Build, Christian Marriage, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Diversity, Enrich, Intimacy, Marital Trials, Marriage Health
Shelly Foshee Recently we attended a wedding. Part of the vows repeated were “I promise to do my best to love and accept you exactly as you are”. At first my thought was, “we never want to stay the same. We always want to grow and become more like Christ.” But...
by Christian Family Life | Apr 19, 2024 | Bless, Build, Christian Marriage, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Enrich, Intimacy, Marital Trials, Marriage Health, Shame
Gio Llerena Nicknames I’ve always been interested in where nicknames come from. From what I can tell, they often are a result of something you have done, or an event that identifies you. Our family enjoys sports and so naturally I’m drawn to the nicknames given...
