Month: January 2015

How Finding a Spouse is like Buying a House!

We were discussing one evening how many of us don’t really think of marriage as the Bible portrays it: as a covenant, binding, contractual commitment (Mal 2:14). However, we do understand that when we buy a house we enter into such a commitment.  This understanding of how house buying works, leads many of us to act very wisely when house hunting. (more…)

Biblical Courtship: Growing in knowledge

Before continuing with this article, please review “Biblical Courtship: What is it?“. My last article, “Biblical Courtship: Navigating the Early Stages,” sought to apply some of the principles we’ve discussed in this series to the early stages of a courtship. We talked about how to establish intentions for the early stages, appropriate topics of conversation, types of dates and level of emotional investment. (more…)