by Robert McMillen | Completion
Recently I was reminded of a popular quote about, happiness in marriage, from author, Gary Thomas. Maybe you’ve read or heard it? What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy? I love this quote. It is catchy and can be convicting. ...
by Robert McMillen | Brokenness
Shame is one of the most powerful and painful human emotions we can experience. As someone who has struggled with shame, I want to share what I’ve seen and learned through it. Here is what we know about SHAME from various studies done on it. About 20% of adults...
by Robert McMillen | Brokenness
Read in: 4 minutesIn my marriage I regularly want to see God change my spouse. That’s because I am strongly aware of the areas where she needs to change. And I believe that if she changes, then things will get much better in our relationship. Change My Spouse...
by Robert McMillen | Commitment
Our new SUV has a feature that helps keep it safely driving in a given lane on the highway. I’ve found that that this feature is both good and bad. When it is bad, I feel like the car is a ping pong ball bouncing between the lines. But if I’m...
by Robert McMillen | Brokenness
I want to highlight a danger that I’ve been seeing in struggling marriages. It’s something that is often tolerated in Christian marriages but isn’t an example of biblical love. God’s Love is Not Controlling To illustrate I want to start with...