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Reflections Podcasts
Rosemary Laxton • Meanwood Valley Baptist Church • Illustration • • 38 views • 6:53
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
When the pandemic began, many experts predicted it would have a negative impact on relationships and lead to more break ups and divorces. Susan Albers, a psychologist with the Cleveland Clinic said the actual results have been more mixed. Albers said for couples experiencing a lot of tension before the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
A Taiwanese man who happened to get one of the first PlayStation 5 consoles was forced to sell the device when his wife learned he had lied to her, saying the device was an air purifier. The buyer, Jim Wu talked about his experience on social media. Wu said he arranged to meet the seller in purchase…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
On leap day 2020, twenty-nine couples tied the knot at two twenty-nine p.m. in Hell, Michigan, a small town 20 miles outside Ann Arbor. The Rev. Yvonne Williams officiated the mass ceremony. The ceremony was short and sweet, less than 10 minutes, and was held outside the town’s chapel. Couples had to…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
When a Michigan couple learned that they broke the law when they married two years earlier, they asked a judge to void the first marriage and then marry them again. Philip Timmer and Trish Stewart were both divorced with children from previous marriage when they met in 2010. They married in 2016, but…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
A German man was heartbroken when he lost his wedding ring while gardening. When he told his wife about the loss, she assured him that the ring would eventually reappear. The couple had just celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary, and continued to hope they would find the symbol of their enduring…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 24 views
In Saratoga Springs, New York, a European company has established the first divorce hotel in the United States. Using a pattern first established in Amsterdam in 2012 a couple can check into the Gideon Putnam Resort on Friday as a married couple, and check out on Sunday, Single. What God intended as…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Larry Ripple stole $3000 from a Kansas City bank at gunpoint. Then he sat down in the bank lobby, told a security guard, “I am the guy you are looking for,” and waited for police. He then confessed to police that he had earlier argued with his wife and told her “he’d rather be in jail than at home.”…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
“Who am I? And how, I wonder, will this story end?” That’s the first line of Nicholas Sparks’ The Notebook, his first novel, which was made into the movie of the same name. He is an 80 year-old man reflecting on his life, which he summarizes like this: “I am a common man with common thoughts, and I’ve…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 28 views
General Colin Powell rose from modest beginnings to become the top military commander of the U.S. Armed Forces. He served as Secretary of State under George W. Bush. When he was ready to retire he gave up the 20 bodyguards, the private plane, and the adulation to become an ordinary citizen. Powell says,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
Baylor University psychologists questioned 3,539 married couples to determine what couples argue about. They discovered that although arguments involve many different topics the tension that sparked the arguments “almost always involved deeper issues relating to whether the partners felt understood or…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian’s lavish wedding helps to illustrate the importance of a marriage over the wedding itself. The show televised the wedding complete with a 20.5-carat diamond engagement ring worth a reported 2 million dollars. Following the extravagant wedding, the marriage lasted only 72…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Instead of a lifetime covenant of marriage, couples in Mexico City will be able to sign a limited time contract of marriage if a legislative proposal becomes law. The contract time can be as short as two years. The state advantage is “you wouldn’t have to go through the tortuous process of divorce.”…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
When a couple decides to marry, they have a very rosy view of their future together. In a recent survey of marriage-license applicants, 0% felt like they would ever get a divorce. This optimism can lead to a decision to neglect the counseling and preparation for marriage that is available. --Time, June…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
Getting married can be stressful enough, not to mention the added worries over how to pay for everything. Staying on a budget can put a couple on the edge on what should be one of the happiest moments of their lives. A church in the Toledo Ohio area plans to help relate financial concerns for newlyweds…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 36 views
According to a January poll from the National Endowment for Financial Education, 42 percent of people admit to being financially unfaithful to their partner. They admit to keeping secret bank accounts, hiding big-ticket purchases, or covering up bad investments. Mandy Walker in ConsumerReports.org says…
Robby Roberson • Illustration • • 29 views
Gary Enrig quotes Tom Anderson in this true story. Tom writes, “I made a vow to myself on the drive down to the vacation beach cottage: For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father, totally loving…no ifs, ands, or buts. The idea had come to me as I listened to a commentator on my car’s…
Illustration • • 26 views
Jacob, age 85, and Rebecca, age 79, are all excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding. On the way they pass a drugstore. Jacob suggests that they go in. He addresses the man behind the counter: "Are you the owner?" The pharmacist answers, "Yes." Jacob: "Do…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 16 views
Some of you will remember the movie Shadowlands which came out several years ago. It was the motion picture adaptation of the Broadway play that told the story of C. S. Lewis and his wife, Joy. They loved each other deeply. But then Joy was diagnosed with cancer. As she struggled, so did Lewis. He struggled…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 59 views
The very first institution created by God was marriage. (See Genesis 2:24) When Paul looked for a way to describe the relationship between Christ and the church, he chose the marriage relationship. (See Ephesians 5:22-33) Because marriage is so essential in God’s economy, it is only logical that it comes…
Wesley Crouch • Illustration • • 24 views
EVENTS WITH A PURPOSE Church Picnic Old-Fashioned Sunday Mother's Day Father's Day Homecoming Independence Sunday Thanksgiving Christmas Easter Ice Cream Social Sweetheart Banquet Talent – Un-talent Show Church Anniversary Dessert-A-Rama Find A Parade Renewing Your Vows CHURCH PICNIC Go to a local park,…
Bible Study
Andrew Norvelle • Illustration • • 247 views
Do you see what I see? Purpose: To walk circumspectly, being aware of the traps that seek to draw us from God's goal in our lives. 2 Kings 6:17 Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 52 views
MARRIAGE Studies are showing that being a good, supportive spouse is good for your health. “Men over 65 whose wives consider them a source of emotional strength usually live longer than less needed hubbies.” —Reader’s Digest, October 2002, p. 48 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Galatians 5:13 NIV “You,…
Illustration • • 336 views
John MacArthur Basisinformationen zur Bibel Christliche Literatur-Verbreitung Postfach 11 01 35 • 33661 Bielefeld Wenn nicht anders angegeben, sind die Bibelzitate der Schlachter 2000 entnommen. Abkürzungen weiterer Bibelausgaben: Elb.: Elberfelder Bibel, unrevidierte Fassung Lu 12: Lutherbibel von 1912…