What Jesus do you know?
Let’s face it. Most Christian marriage books and conferences are exhausting and unhelpful long term. Why is that? Here are a few reasons:
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They say God cares more about your holiness than your happiness.
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They say men and women need different things (like he needs respect, she needs love).
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They reframe enduring abuse as God teaching you how to suffer well.
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They reinforce gender roles and call it equality, and even God’s design.
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They profess meeting mutual needs but mostly stress that wives must submit more.
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They pressure or intimidate couples with “God hates divorce.”
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They all have some kind of formula (Five steps to a godly marriage!).
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They all tell YOU what to DO.
All of which makes YOU the source for your own marriage.
You won’t find any lists here. There is no foolproof formula. Learning each other’s love languages isn’t the simple answer. Trying harder is only a temporary fix. Because, frankly, these are unsustainable.
The problem is we are used to searching for things to DO instead of learning to BE.
Because you are not the source. God is.
I know Rick and Lori well. They won’t give you tired religious cliches that won’t hold up in the storm. They will clearly, and with great love, equip you with the strong and kind wonder of who you are in Christ. This, and this alone will protect, free and give an honest, vulnerable, playful and infectious marriage to thrive for a lifetime.
– John Lynch, author and speaker, John Lynch Speaks
what Jesus do you know?
Is the Jesus you know
distant
angry
powerless
unrelatable
judgmental
would you like to know
the Jesus who
is intimate
gets you
enjoys you
is for you
has good things in store for you
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Rick and Lori, I have been listening to your YouTube videos for several months. I just wanted to say thank you for the videos, they are a great encouragement to me by hearing others verbalizing what I have been thinking and discovering on my own journey. I appreciate you taking on topics dealing with challenges we have in our interactions with other believers and different ideologies as well as bringing up the false beliefs that we believe about ourselves. The biblical grace-based perspectives you share help us to keep our focus on what is true and also validates that the same Holy Spirit is in us working and guiding us towards truth, victory, and freedom that was given to us through Christ. Thank you!
Thank you Rick and Lori for encouraging and building up the body of Christ in the truth. I used to believe the same as what you used to believe. My heart is so encouraged at how the Lord has called you both to share the true and full gospel to his own and even to those who don't know him yet. You are an answer to my prayer for sharing the new covenant, the gospel of grace. Thank you with all my heart.❤