MarriedPeople Couples

One of the things I’m looking the most forward to at this year’s Orange Conference is the MarriedPeople Network Gathering on Thursday night. People have to sign up for the Gatherings, so we have the advantage of knowing who’s coming. I actually googled all our attendees to see what role they play at their church…. [read more]

Here’s a post form Doug Fields.  Nancie and I spent last Thursday-Monday with Doug and his family.  We have known Doug and Cathy throughout our entire marriage.  And man, do they live out the things in this post! Enjoy! Ted   When I speak on marriage, I’m always asked if I intentionally taught my kids… [read more]

I asked my newly married friend Alex to share with us another thought from a Newb. I think it is easy for us “veterans” of marriage to forget the basics, Thanks Alex for reminding us! TED “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be… [read more]

Beth stood at the kitchen window as she saw Blake drive away for the last time before their divorce was to be complete. Once his car was out of view, she hit her knees and sobbed. The kids would be home from school any minute, she had better get herself together. Blake’s hands were shaking… [read more]

My dear friend and hero John Woodall was gracious enough to allow me to share the following to help you reflect on 2012, and make 2013 better than ever. IT’S A LOT- BUT DON’T BE OVERWHELMED. I suggest you take it a bit a time over the next couple of weeks. I promise it will… [read more]

I’ve recently offered unsolicited marital advice to two different people. Their responses could not have been different. 1)   The first guy received it like a champ. He said he would definitely talk to his wife about it and said he appreciated me caring enough about him to speak into his marriage. 2)   The second guy… [read more]

This weekend was so heavy. A mass shooting at an elementary school and a child at my son’s school dies after a long battle with cancer. What do we do with this heavy? I’m not necessarily taking about making lemonade from lemons. And I’m not talking about processing the information. I think the best thing… [read more]

My friend and co-worker Alex vanRossum was the most excited guy I’ve ever seen to get married. I thought it might be refreshing for us to hear from him now that he has almost a month under his belt.  Ted   God Comes First “And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I… [read more]

A Christmas tradition at our house is decorating the Christmas tree—very . . . slowly. For you, this may seem painful, but we literally take out one ornament at a time and tell its story. As you can see from the picture above, our first Christmas tree as a married couple had about 10 ornaments…. [read more]

I’m working on a book focused on the need for churches to have a proactive marriage strategy. In a way only writing can, it is bringing me back to the basics. When I say basic, I mean borderline, embarrassingly basic. Like this basic question, a question someone in my field should have nailed cold: Why… [read more]