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Wednesday Night Bible Study 6:30 pm

10/29/2026

Today food for thought from our Marriage Enrichment Ministry..

Talk to your spouse about one way you can simplify your life together. Less noise. More presence. More of what matters.

What takes up a lot of our time or energy but adds very little to our life?
What do we wish we had more time to do together?
Is there anything on our calendar we could say “no” to or do less often?
What regularly distracts us from being present with each other?
What could we remove, delegate, or simplify to create more margin for each other?

GO DEEPER:

Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed — or indeed only one."
— Luke 10:41-42
We live in a culture of more.
More activities.
More commitments.
More information.
More options.
More noise.
The result is marriages drowning in busyness while starving for connection.

Jesus looked at Martha and said the same thing I tell couples every week: you're worried about many things, yet only one thing is needed.

Your marriage doesn't need more strategies, more self help books, or more couples' retreats. It needs more of this: presence with each other and presence with God.

Jackie and I have simplified our lives intentionally. We've said no to things the world says are important so we can say yes to what God says matters.

The noise of culture will consume your marriage if you let it. Choose the one thing. Sit at the feet of Jesus together.

Everything else flows from there.

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10/29/2026

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10/28/2026

Today’s food for thought from our Marriage Enrichment Ministry..

Ask your spouse tonight, "On a scale of one to ten, how connected do you feel to me right now?" Then listen without getting defensive.

GO DEEPER:

Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord." — Lamentations 3:40

Jackie and I do regular marriage check-ins. Not formal evaluations.

Simple, honest conversations about how we're doing. You can't fix what you don't measure.

Most couples assume they know how their spouse feels about the marriage.
They assume everything is fine because nobody is complaining.
That assumption is dangerous.
When I ask Jackie how connected she feels, sometimes the answer surprises me. I thought we were at an eight. She says six. That gap is important information.

Without the question, I'd never know the gap existed.

Your spouse's honest assessment of your marriage is a gift, even when it stings.
It tells you where to focus.
It reveals what needs attention.
It prevents small drifts from becoming massive distances.
Check in regularly. The couples who examine their ways together are the ones who stay close.

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10/27/2026

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10/27/2026

Today’s food for thought from our Marriage Enrichment Ministry..

Write your spouse a note today — handwritten, not a text — telling them one thing about your life together that brings you deep joy.

GO DEEPER:

"The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy."
— Psalm 126:3

When was the last time you wrote your spouse a note?

Not a text. Not an email. A handwritten note they can hold, read again, and tuck away somewhere safe.

In my counseling practice, I've watched couples light up when they pull out a note their spouse wrote them years ago.

The words on that paper carried weight because someone took the time to write them by hand.

Jackie keeps a box of notes I've written her over the years. Some are long. Most are just a sentence or two. She tells me she reads them when she needs to be reminded that she's loved.
We live in a world of instant communication. Everything is fast, disposable, and forgettable. A handwritten note is the opposite. It's slow, intentional, and lasting.

Take five minutes today. Write something real. Your spouse will treasure it longer than you imagine.

10/26/2026

10/26/2026

Today’s food for thought from our Marriage Enrichment Ministry…

Before you speak to your spouse today, filter every word through this question: "Will this thought, spoken out loud, build my marriage or damage it?"

GO DEEPER:

Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips." — Psalm 141:3

Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your marriage.

That chain is unbreakable. If you want to change your marriage, you have to go back to the source which is what you're thinking.

I've counseled husbands who rehearsed their wife's failures so often in their minds that every conversation dripped with contempt. Wives who replayed old wounds so frequently that bitterness colored every interaction. Their thoughts had poisoned their words long before the words left their mouths.

Jackie and I ask God daily to make even the meditations of our hearts pleasing to Him. Not just our words. Our thoughts. Because if the thought is right, the word will follow.

Your marriage will never rise above the quality of your thought life. Guard it fiercely.

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Killeen, TX
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