All issues concerning life, love and marriage.
Mark and Debbie begin the show discussing an article about an adultery website.
A listener would like to know what it means to “be a man”, so Mark explains what makes a real man. A wife wants help reconnecting with her husband after a series of miscarriages, and another needs tips on not putting up with bad behavior from her man.
Mark gives the statistics on the influence of a father on the spiritual and moral development of children.
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Debbie found an article that asks: Is a shortage of women driving men to commit to marriage?
Mark addresses the subject of “denying your spouse sexually”, and a listener wants to know what to do if sex is especially painful. He gives advice on what to do if you think someone is headed for an affair and discusses the justifications for divorce.
They finish the show discussing an email about the Flag Page and how to deal with very Peace oriented people successfully, and a woman takes Mark to task because he “takes the Lord’s name in vain”.
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Today’s article is from Scientific America, Monogamy Is All The Rage These Days. Mark and Debbie talk about the different trends in society and the lie, “everyone is doing it.”
Mark and Debbie get to an e-mail from a mom that is worried about her teenage daughter abandoning the Christian values she has worked to instill. Debbie brings an e-mail to the show from a non-Christian that is living with her Christian boyfriend and worried that their previous behavior with cause problems when they marry. Another dating e-mail is addressed dealing with commitment.
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On today’s show Mark discusses the evolution of the Promise Keepers group–including letting women attend, doing the right things for a L-O-N-G time and not giving up, the difference in how men and women view change in their spouses, what “climbing the palm tree” means, the appropriate age for kids to start dating, deciding that your mate is “the one for you”, the difference between committing and contributing to your marriage, and dealing with perfectionist tendencies.
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On today’s show Mark discusses conflict in marriage, consequences of behavior, waiting for remarriage until the kids are grown, pre-marital counseling, how to get your boyfriend to commit to you, conditions in relationships is not manipulation, and when men are good husbands but not fathers.
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