Articles At A Glance - Marriage Anchors

Home Grown Compassion

23. November 2011

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Have you ever walked on a pine forest pathway on a beautiful day? Imagine with us for a minute. You are enjoying the soft, pine needles under foot and the tall, evenly space pine trees that reach upward to the brilliant blue sky. As you calmly walk down this verdant path, your eye catches something […]

“We were at each other’s throats all weekend!”

14. September 2011

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Monday mornings are often tough on me. The phone rings, the email arrives, or a text beeps. It is a message from one of the couples we are mentoring on a regular basis. It would not be as difficult if it were just one couple battling each other all weekend. Sometimes we find out additional […]

Dad, I Just Want You To Hold Me!

2. June 2011

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I remember my Dad, an imperfect but very faithful man. Married almost 61 years, a WWII Medic in the Battle of the Bulge, a Principle for 37 years. A stoic man, not much for emotions but a kind hearted man in so many ways. One day, when I was 27, he and I […]

A Certain Loneliness (for those of you who are serving in the military)

28. April 2011

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Written by Linda Montgomery, Military Ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ, Linda.Montgomery@MilitaryMinistry.org, http://excellentorpraiseworthy.org/ The final words of Jesus before He ascended: “I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” — Matthew 28:20 Let’s admit it—there is a certain loneliness that comes with military service. Deployment brings geographic separation from loved ones. And […]

Jim’s Story

21. April 2011

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“I craved respect and approval …sin had its hold on me.” Although I became a Christian at 18, I did not really get serious about the Lord until much later. As a young husband and father, my family suffered because I was carnal and double minded. I wanted to follow God but I also craved […]

Barbara’s Story

2. March 2011

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My heart skipped a beat as a surge of adrenaline was released into my system. My husband and I had gone to a company pool party with our three, young children. I was in the living room attending to our four month old, Sarah. I walked into the kitchen to get some water and was […]

Don’t Get Married!

8. February 2011

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Kate came to our home recently because she was troubled over so many issues in her life. She expressed deep anger and frustration because things, especially relationships with men, were not going her way. She had been married once before but that ended in disaster. She desperately wanted peace and hope in her life. She […]