Dating & marriage
40 pieces · 19 devotions
There is a 18-day plan on this subject — Dating & marriage
- Prayer
Prayer is vital to a loving and peaceful relationship with your wife. If prayer is not a daily and purposeful part of your marriage, you're loving your wife…
2013 - Video Games
You might need to put on your big-boy pants and turn off the video games tonight. You have more important responsibilities now.
2013 - Accountability
Poor or selfish accountability will greatly hurt you in the long run. In the here-and-now, it will drive a wedge between you and your wife.
2013 - Dirty Dishes
Do you do the dishes with your wife after dinner? How has that blessed her and your marriage?
2013 - Phones
Phones have a special way of making your wife feel like she's the distraction to your life. It should be the other way around.
2013 - Apathy
When we communicate apathy about our wife's passions, convictions or decisions, we communicate a lack of care, love and respect towards her.
2013 - Proverbs 1:7Wisdom in Fear
I have developed healthy fears concerning several different people and things over the course of my lifetime.
2011 - James 4:14Well Done
A longtime friend of my family passed away this weekend. As many times as I have witnessed it, death always seems to take me by surprise.
2009 - John 3:16This Amazing Gift
My wife, Tonya, and I celebrated our sixth anniversary on June 7th.
Tim Bredamus · 2009 - 1 Corinthians 4:1The Mysteries of God
After all of my years with God, I am still amazed by His grace.
Kristie Ansley · 2009 - Exodus 20:14How Far Is Too Far?
Biblically, all sexual relations outside of marriage fall under the heading of adultery.
2009 - Matthew 1:20-21Can You Believe This?
Things are not always what they seem. We have to keep this in mind if we really want to live by faith and not by sight.
June Faulkner · 2009 - Job 1:20What Puzzles the Devil?
In the middle of losing everything in his life, Job worshiped God.
Brian Mann · 2009 - Matthew 1:19An Example to Follow
Editor's Note - Even though today's devotion is directed toward our male readers, I would like to assert that God gives us examples such as this one for the…
Scott Meier · 2009 - Matthew 5:16It's Not Your Light!
The light they see is not your own. It's your Father's and it must be shown in a way that brings glory to His name.
2008 - 1 John 2:24Back To The Basics
His deception is so well crafted that we often run with it like it's the truth.
2008 - John 17:22-23Unity With The Father
Christ died so that we might experience oneness with our Creator.
Kristie Ansley · 2008 - Philippians 3:7Is Your Life a Loss?
My wife recently won hockey tickets to see the North Carolina Hurricanes play a visiting team from Phoenix.
2008 - Proverbs 19:21Hope for the Future
"I surrendered to His will and was free to explore His plan for my life."
Kristie Ansley · 2008 · 1 note - Job 42:5-6The Point Of Devastation
Most times in my life God has been gracious in His dealings with me; things always seem to work out.
Kristie Ansley · 2008 · 3 notes 
I Ate My Love Letter (When Crushes Crush You)
It';s so easy to crush. But is it right? Jeremy Smith shares about his high school crush and what he's learned.
Jeremy Smith · 2008 · 10 notes- Trial Marriages?
I heard a story on the radio this week where a lady referred to her current husband (# 3) as her first. She claimed that her previous two marriages were only…
2007 · 3 notes - Can Christian's Have Friends with Benefits?
Hugh Heffner, the founder of Playboy, once said, "sex can sometimes, quite properly, be an end in itself." Behind this statement is the belief that sexual…
2007 - Should Christian Students Date?
Many of you have been asking what DEEPERDEVOTION thinks about Christians and dating. Here are some resources to get you thinking until we have more time to…
2007 - John 13:35Tough Love
Someone once told me that a person can judge how well a husband loves his wife by the countenance of her face.
2007 · 3 notes - Acts 4:32The Cure for Loneliness
God has given us the Holy Spirit and other believers so that we do not have to walk the road of life alone.
Kristie Ansley · 2007 · 1 note 
The Da Vinci Code: Tale of Our Times, Opportunity for Witness
First the book, now the movie. Everyone’s talking about The Da Vinci Code . What’s important for you to know as a Christian?
Andreas Kostenberger · 2006 · 1 note
His Name Was Nathan
They say there's love on the Internet. Carolina takes a look at the heart behind online dating.
Carolina Kavanaugh · 2005
Romeo and the Real World
It's easy to get caught up in a Hollywood love story, but is it okay? Carolina Kavanaugh shares in her column.
Carolina Kavanaugh · 2005
A New Start: Coming Back After Messing Up
One of Satan's biggest lies is that if you mess up sexually, you can't be restored. But God's Word says something entirely different.
Kristy Smith · 2004
A Pure Union Before the Lord
This weekend I had the privilege of standing at the altar alongside one of my best friends and the man that God has brought into her life...
Carolina Kavanaugh · 2004 · 7 notes
Purity Now
Do you think being physically and sexually pure isn't your problem or isn't a big deal? Sarah Prince shares her story and explains why it's essential to be…
Sarah Prince · 2004 · 5 notes
The Lie About Beauty
Our culture is obsessed with looks. And like everyone else, we Christians have bought the lie.
Carolina Kavanaugh · 2004 · 9 notes- Philippians 1:6In This I Am Confident!
Marriage is an interesting concept. On the one hand, I became a husband on March 30, 2002. On the other hand...
2003 · 1 note 
How To Find A Good "One"
A handy guide to choosing a guy or girl who's marriage material, whether you're thinking about marriage right now or not.
Kristy Smith · 2003 · 10 notes- ABC's empty assault on Jesus
ABC's empty assault on Jesus . "Jesus Christ, known to many millions of Americans as the Son of God, was really just a misunderstood married fellow with a…
2003 · 2 notes - Exodus 20:14How Fast Can I Go?
When I was a child I remember thinking that adultery was what happened when a grownup got kidnapped.
2003 · 2 notes - Proverbs 12:18Like Thrusts of a Sword
"Get out of my way you..." She continued to mutter expletives as she made her way to a seat...
Kristie Ansley · 2003 · 1 note 
Singleness
With all the pressure and desire to be in a relationship, how does a Christian respond to the issue of being single?
Kristie Ansley · 2003 · 6 notes
What Does the Bible Say About Sex?
The Bible has a lot to say about sex. How much of it do you know? Tim Bredamus fills us in.
Tim Bredamus · 2003 · 37 notes