Debbie starts the show with an article that asks the question: Who is a Family?
A “flabbergasting” follow-up comes in from the husband who didn’t want to get a vasectomy! Mark also follows up on his “harsh” comments regarding parenting teens from earlier in the week and continues with the email from the chaplain who said women have a hard time forgiving. Finally, he replies to a guy who takes exception to the advice on a previous show about Christians dating non-believers.
Mark and Debbie begin the show today with Mark’s thoughts on people being slaves to their feelings. He contemplates starting a “Hands Free” movement where women join the call to action to put an end to masturbation! A listener wants to know if it’s okay that her husband doesn’t have any friends. Find out what Mark has to say in answer to the husband who thinks his wife is “weak mentally and physically” and realizes that “she won’t be fit to take care of his future family”.
Mark and Debbie discuss questions that are good to ask before you get married. Here is the link to the article Talk it Out Before You Say, “I Do” which is chock full of great questions.
They answer emails from a woman whose husband gives her grief about spending money on her family and another wife whose husband threatened her with legal action. Mark gives great advice for step-families on how to deal with the discipline of children and also explains what the grounds for annulment are.
A guy continues in an affair years after his wife thought it ended….what should she do?
Mark and Debbie open the show with a short discussion about survival stories and people’s lack of response to people in need. After this they discuss a Newsweek article, Why College Grads Are Happier in Marriage.
A woman e-mails about the powerful impact a Christian butt-kicking woman had in her life. Mark and Debbie get to follow up e-mail from yesterday dealing with the influence of sex while dating and dealing with family members. The 2 move on to talk about degrading sex acts and why one woman needs to stand up to her husband.
Mark and Debbie talk about the Love Dare book and reaching out to your spouse. The 2 talk about sex, and a marriage that has suffered because of masturbation. Mark grabs his bible and talks about what the bible says about remarriage. Another e-mail shares a woman’s struggle with her ‘spiritual’ brother-in-law that swears at her.
