Contributed by Rob Morton on Jun 5, 2001
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Divorce in America
In 1993 2.3 millions couples married and 1.3 million couples divorced.
In 1993 the Bureau of the Census projected that 4 of 10 first marriages will end in divorce.
People between the ages of 25 to 39 make up 60% of all divorces.
Over one million children are affected by
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Contributed by Ken Pell on Nov 5, 2007
In the book, “Blink”, Malcolm Gladwell tells about a study that began at the University of Washington on marriages. Among other things, the study discovered indicators that were near certain to show if a marriage was disintegrating to the point of danger. The single most important indicator was
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Nazarene
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 7, 2001
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[Wife Taken for Granted Too Long, Citation: Robert Leslie Holmes, God’s Man (Kregel, 1998)]
A man accompanied his friend home for dinner and was impressed by the way he entered his house, asked his wife how her day went, and told her she looked pretty.
Then, after they embraced, she served dinner.
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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HOOKING UP, HANGING OUT
Scholars from the Institute for American Values conducted a
survey, "Hooking Up, Hanging Out, and Looking for Mr. Right,"
that asked 1,000 college women about courtship in the new
millennium. The survey found that courtship—dating a male with
the hopes of
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A couple once asked me: "What must we do to get married?"
I answered: "All you have to do is say, I do."
But, I ask you, was this all?
What about the ring, the marriage license, the blood test and the wedding ceremony? Are these also parts of getting married?
In marriage,
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 21, 2006
"In a revealing poll, almost all (97 percent) who rate their communication with their partner as excellent are happily married, compared to only 56 percent who rate their communication as poor. The poll concluded, ’In an era of increasingly fragile marriages, a couple’s ability to communicate is
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2002
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NO SECRETS HERE
A young couple decided to wed. As the big day approached, they grew apprehensive. Each had a problem they had never before shared with anyone, not even each other.
The Groom-to-be, overcoming his fear, decided to ask his father for advice. "Father," he said, "I am deeply concerned
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Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 7, 2004
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A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer when all of a sudden he said aloud, "Lord grant me one wish". The sky clouded and a booming voice said, "Because you have tried to be faithful I will grant you one wish." The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over anytime I
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 9, 2020
Once upon a time in their marriage, Saul Rosenberg did something really stupid. Ethel Rosenberg chewed him out for it. He apologized, they made up.
However, from time to time, Ethel would mention what he had done.
"Honey," Saul finally said one day, "why do you keep bringing that up?
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Contributed by Todd Leupold on Sep 15, 2008
According to another report just this Friday (9/12/08),
“Those who wish to be married in California and be called ’bride and groom’ will have to wed in another state. The problem surfaced when a couple who married in the state crossed out ’Party A’ and ’Party B’ on the marriage license and
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
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J. Paul Getty was one of the richest men who ever lived. You wouldn’t expect him to be envious of anyone. But Getty once said he was envious of those who knew how to make marriage work and be happy in marriage. Getty knew whereof he spoke, because his record was five marriages and five divorces.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 19, 2002
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The Worship leader of First Church Big was having a problem. He never had a problem of putting together a worship service together to match the Pastor’s sermon but this Sunday he had met his match. He couldn’t decide what to do.
All week he prayed and thought about all the courses and hymns he
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Contributed by James Arnold on Dec 25, 2006
As it was in the days of Noah. They were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage. People today are able to go to Las Vegas and get married on one street then get divorced across the street an hour
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002
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Dr. David Swift of the Smalley Relationship Center states why blended families have such a difficult time making things work.
"Most parents begin their second marriage by trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Until we realize that the two are different, we will waste time becoming angry,
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DIVORCE DOESN'T MEAN HAPPINESS
Survey of those who had been seriously considering divorce.
Five years later, revisited. Some had divorced, some had done hard work to stay together.
On repeat survey, those who had done hard work and stayed together rated their lives as happier than those who’d
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Presbyterian/Reformed