Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 31, 2006
"In matters of the heart, no less than the market, a bigger investment means better returns…..marrriage for most people is the means to health, happiness, wealth, sex, and long life. In love, victory goes not to the half-hearted but to the brave: to those ordinary people who dare to take on the
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Contributed by Dan Waite on Feb 4, 2006
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We had a car key made for our son... The first time he wanted to go out on his own he put the key in the ignition, and it started, then promptly stalled. So he came and asked for help. I put my car key in the ignition, and it started, and kept running. So I started to leave, thinking nothing
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Free Methodist
Contributed by Steve Smith on May 5, 2006
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ILL: I heard of a couple who, as they were paying for groceries in the check-out line, were discussing their soon to be 50th wedding anniversary, when the young cashier interjected by saying, "I can’t imagine being married to same man for 50 years!"
The wife wisely replied,
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Contributed by Steve Smith on May 5, 2006
ILL: Do you remember the story about Tony Toto, of Allentown, PA.? He operated a pizza parlor there. Tony Toto survived at least 5 attempts on his life, all arranged for or carried out by his dear wife, Frances, & her lover.
Twice she arranged for assailants to beat him over the head with
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Feb 22, 2005
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Listen to the expectations of a wife in the mid-50’s. This is entitled: “How to be a Good Wife” and was purportedly taken from a high school economics text book in 1954.
Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal, on time. Prepare Yourself. Take 15 minutes
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Christian Church
Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 23, 2005
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Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz in their book God is in the Small Stuff for Your Marriage, say, “At the wedding you say, “I do.”
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Church Of God
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 12, 2005
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Charles Colson told the following story in an address at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi:
I love the illustration about a man named Jack Eckerd. A few years ago I was on the Bill Buckley television program, talking about restitution (one of my favorite subjects) and criminal
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 21, 2005
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I suppose it’s obvious, but once an aircraft has been built and tested and then used in active service, there is no way that it can then be left unchecked and uncared for. Sometimes it might be something small which needs fixing or changing. It might be something so small that it could almost seem
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Anglican
Contributed by Lin Smalec on Nov 18, 2005
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A couple had been fighting over the purchase of a new car for weeks. He wanted a new truck. She wanted a fast sports car. The discussion was getting very heated when finally the wife stated, "Look, I want something that goes from 0 to 180 in four seconds or less, and that’s all there is to it!
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Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Apr 16, 2009
The Bible says, “…be joined with his wife.” (Genesis 2:24) “Joined” (dāḇaq) means to cling to and stay with. The application is something sticking together and when used in a marriage relationship it is a man clinging to his wife, no matter what life throws at them and she sticks with
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