Step #4 – Set Goals A shocking marriage is one that improves over time. As we’ve already discussed, this doesn’t happen naturally, it takes prioritization and intentionality. Without a concerted effort to improve, marriages simply degrade over time. Anyone who has been in any type… Read More »5 Steps to a Shocking Marriage: #4
Step 1 – Understand Entropy Entropy is a fancy word that comes out of the world of physics and thermodynamics. Put in its simplest terms – “Stuff that is in order now will over time fall into disorder”. In other words, nothing gets better on… Read More »5 Steps to a Shocking Marriage – #1
Dictionary.com defines supernatural in the adjective form as “of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.” As a noun it is defined as “direct influence or action of a deity on earthly affairs.” You’ve probably never thought about marriage in these terms, but perhaps you should. The very institution of marriage was designed by God, as can be seen in… Read More »Godly Marriages are Supernatural
You probably know a person that after a health scare, began to focus on exercise, quit smoking or lost weight. Being faced with one’s mortality is a tremendous motivator for lifestyle change. It seems to me that we treat our marriages in much the… Read More »Do Marriages Need a Gym?
It’s funny. I’ve been very focused on marriage of late. I have my first book at the publisher and I’m in the beginning stages of starting a marriage ministry at my church. I’ve beenresearching it, reading about it, looking at conferences and planning to attend… Read More »Wake Up Call
Even the best of marriages go through seasons of highs and lows. Feelings can swing from being crazy about your partner to having your partner drive you crazy. That’s natural. The key is to maintaina long-term perspective and not let the little things bring you… Read More »Keep the Long View
There’s something I’ve come to observe in most marriages. There is typically a more dominant personality, and a more submissive one. This does not seem to be gender driven at all as the roles vary from couple to couple. And there’s no one ratio that… Read More »Dominance & Complacency
Ok. When it comes to creating and maintaining a Shocking Marriage, the key is Intentionality. That’s it. It’s really that simple. Think about it. We get better at those things in life that we are intentional about. If you want to improve your golf game,… Read More »Intentionality
I came across some interesting statistics the other day. As of 2016, the average cost of a wedding in the United States was just under $27,000 and took about 14 months to plan. That’s probably no surprise to anyone that has recently wed, or who… Read More »Should we Minimize Weddings?