Sometimes the greatest threats to a marriage are not affairs... Or financial hardship... Or broken trust. Sometimes... They come disguised as something good. They look like service. They sound like sacrifice. They may even happen inside the walls of a church. Sometimes... The greatest threat to a marriage begins when one spouse becomes so deeply [...]
Sometimes the greatest threats to a marriage are not affairs... Or financial hardship... Or broken trust. Sometimes... They come through the front door. They sit at the kitchen table. They carry a familiar name. A son. A daughter. A child a husband and wife once held in their arms. And sometimes... The greatest threat to [...]
Sometimes the greatest threats to a marriage are not affairs... Or financial hardship... Or broken trust. Sometimes... They begin with an old photograph. A familiar name. A message that arrives late at night. A friendship that existed long before the marriage. And a husband who begins wondering... "Where do I fit?" Phillip loved Tara. Tara [...]
Sometimes the greatest threats to a marriage are not affairs... Or financial hardship... Or broken trust. Sometimes... They arrive in a shopping bag. With a receipt. A credit card statement. A purchase that wasn't planned. And a husband and wife who can no longer agree on what money is supposed to do. Roger loved Donna. [...]
Sometimes the greatest threats to a marriage are not affairs... Or financial hardship... Or broken trust. Sometimes... They arrive in an envelope. With a signature. A bank account. And more money than either spouse ever expected to receive. Jim loved Martha. Martha loved Jim. They had been married for decades. They had built a home [...]
Sometimes the greatest threats to a marriage are not affairs... Or financial hardship... Or broken trust. Sometimes... They fit inside the palm of your hand. They light up every few seconds. They vibrate during dinner. They interrupt conversations. They quietly replace the person sitting across from you. Tom loved Betty. Betty loved Tom. They had [...]
Sometimes the greatest threats to a marriage are not affairs... Or financial hardship... Or broken trust. Sometimes... They begin decades before the wedding. In a child's bedroom. Behind a locked door. Hidden beneath shame. Carried silently into adulthood. Terry loved Belinda. Belinda loved Terry. They shared a deep faith. Built a comfortable home. Enjoyed serving [...]
Sometimes the greatest threats to a marriage are not affairs... Or financial hardship... Or broken trust. Sometimes... They arrive around a family dinner table. A holiday gathering. An unanswered text message. An invitation that never comes. Doug loved Marie. Marie loved Doug. Both had experienced painful losses before finding one another. Neither expected to marry [...]
Sometimes the greatest threats to a marriage are not affairs... Or financial hardship... Or broken trust. Sometimes... They arrive quietly. In a doctor's office. An MRI report. Another surgery. Another prescription. Another sleepless night. John loved Cynthia. Cynthia loved John. They had built a happy life together. They enjoyed serving in church. Working around the [...]
Sometimes the greatest threats to a marriage are not affairs... Or illness... Or even the loss of someone they love. Sometimes... They arrive in a phone call. A meeting with the bank. A trusted friend who becomes a trusted betrayer. Daniel loved Moira. Moira loved Daniel. For nearly twenty years, they had built a wonderful [...]
