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PeaceMaking

Posted in Marriage, Peace, Quotes, Scot McKnight, tagged , on March 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” – Matthew 5:9

We think of peacemakers as those as who try to get people to stop fighting.

But what if it is something else?


Scot McKnight tells us in his book One.Life

[P]eace is a result and not a goal.

Peace is the result of years in a good relationship. Marriages shaped by love result in peace. Instead of focusing on having a good marriage, a husband and a wife who focus on loving one another will have a marriage of peace.

Societies that are shaped by justice and love become societies marked by peace…

People who love find peace, whether they think about it or not.

Maybe being a peacemaker means choosing to do loving acts in an unloving situation. Maybe those are the ones who will be called the children of God

– fritz

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Better Than Dreamed, More Difficult Than Imagined

Posted in Jim Martin, Quotes, tagged , on February 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Jim Martin, pastor and author of a blog I regularly read made an astute comment, Monday, February 21st1

I often tell couples before they marry that marriage will probably be better than they ever dreamed and more difficult than they ever imagined.

He goes on to say

Marriage can be difficult, in particular, when you have never seen a healthy marriage up close.

So where else can a person learn to be married?

  1. Observe married people who seem to be doing something well…
  2. Be a part of a Community of Faith that values biblical marriage…
  3. Seek Counsel from an older couple who is experiencing a good marriage…
  4. Read books on marriage…
  5. Listen to the words of Jesus, especially on the topic of relationships.

This is something we all need to take to heart!

– fritz


1 – Read Jim Martin’s entire post here
2 – Related Post – “Married to A Friend”, Patrikin, February 23, 2011

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Married to a Friend

Posted in Friendship, Jim Martin, Marriage, Quotes, tagged on February 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »

“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; – Romans 12:10

Jim Martin, moderator for A Place For the God Hungry is starting a series on marriage and says something to remember.

“Many marriages end because husbands and wives stop behaving like friends.

Marriages would be helped by husbands and wives renewing their friendship with each another. This would mean eliminating behaviors that should be not be a part of any loving friendship. This also means being intentional about behaving in ways that rebuild and give energy to their friendship” – Jim Martin1

Renew your friendship.

– fritz
1 – Read Jim’s whole post here

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