Thanks to Dr. Eggerichs’ phenomenal book, Love and Respect, we in the church community are increasingly hearing about the necessity for men to be given unconditional respect (this is no April Fool’s joke!). For decades, the unconditional love movement has been going strong. Men everywhere are told to love their wives unconditionally and to treat them like crystal because they are the beautiful, delicate vessel. Men needing to display unconditional love is also well and good, but it is not the full picture – the church has missed the mark considerably on what men need in the home. In our … [Read more...]

So I'm sick… again. I may have eaten enough chicken noodle soup in the past couple months to spike Campbell's stock up at least fifteen points. For most of the day, I've been sleeping, but in an attempt to not feel completely worthless, I got out of bed and cleaned the kitchen. My husband asked me yesterday to make him a doctor's appointment, so I crawled out of bed to make the call. After I made the appointment, he asked me if I received certain information from the receptionist that he had not originally asked me to obtain (though, he thought I should have already known to do so). So, like … [Read more...]

How does your boyfriend/girlfriend treat you in front of other people? Do you feel built up when you are in public together? Does he highlight your good points to his friends? Does he brag on you? Does she mention the positive things about you when you are out with other couples? Do her girlfriends hope for a man as wonderful as you after they spend time with you and your girlfriend? It is exceedingly important that a man and woman in a relationship heading toward marriage speak to each other with respect in private; however, this is just as essential in public as well. Many people choose … [Read more...]