Obsessive Forgiveness
Crucial to what makes marriage work is resolutely offering grace to our spouses. We need tremendous spiritual power for this. The secret is in being forgiven.
Crucial to what makes marriage work is resolutely offering grace to our spouses. We need tremendous spiritual power for this. The secret is in being forgiven.
The Wall Street Journal heralded, “American Women Are Giving Up on Marriage.” The reasons boil down to the dissolution of gender. Can we offer a better vision?
15 years ago, a short booklet called “Marriage and the Public Good: Ten Principles” appeared. Happily, it is still available and last year saw a 2nd edition.
I officiated a wonderful wedding last week. There was talk, as there always is, of whether these two would be right for each other. I told the guests why I was there and why I was confident to pronounce them “husband and wife.” Many people today feel like two people should get married if they are soul mates. I …