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Profiling a Spouse: The Invitation to Unearth New Insights Explaining Their Behaviors

Profiling a Spouse: The Invitation to Unearth New Insights Explaining Their Behaviors

Most of us long for a better marriage, and that longing is to be applauded. However, how might some go about improving the relationship?

When God’s Plan Does Not Match Your Expectations: The Untold Story Of Joseph Barsabbas

When God’s Plan Does Not Match Your Expectations: The Untold Story Of Joseph Barsabbas

When I went off to military school in eighth grade, where I stayed for the next five years, there was another cadet who entered eighth grade with me.

He Desires to Be First Among Equals, She Desires to Be First in Importance

He Desires to Be First Among Equals, She Desires to Be First in Importance

A husband has a need to be respected by his wife. That is what Paul teaches in Ephesians 5:33. As well, a wife has a need to be honored (respected) by her husband.

The Deepest God-Given Desire of Every Man

The Deepest God-Given Desire of Every Man

Would you rather receive honors, be honored, or be honorable? Emerson Eggerichs on the deepest desire God placed in every man's heart and what it means to be an honorable man.

Profiling a Spouse: The Invitation to Unearth New Insights Explaining Their Behaviors

When God’s Plan Does Not Match Your Expectations: The Untold Story Of Joseph Barsabbas

He Desires to Be First Among Equals, She Desires to Be First in Importance

The Deepest God-Given Desire of Every Man

God’s “Secret” Became One Couple’s Miracle

God’s “Secret” Became One Couple’s Miracle

The love and respect connection is real—make no mistake. When I was reading Ephesians 5 one day in 1998, after having studied and taught from this chapter many times in my twenty years of preaching, God revealed this connection to me and it blew me away.

The Big Bang and Jesus: In Wonder, We Believe in the Unseen and Unknown

The Big Bang and Jesus: In Wonder, We Believe in the Unseen and Unknown

Would you agree that some things are true yet unseen and unknown? Would you say that some things are inherently complex, beyond human comprehension and our current scientific capabilities?

Is Unconditional Respect Foolish and Impossible While Unconditional Love Is Wise?

Is Unconditional Respect Foolish and Impossible While Unconditional Love Is Wise?

People who think culturally, not biblically oftentimes stumble over the idea of unconditional respect.

Should a Christian Attend a Same-Sex Wedding So As To “Promote a Model of Acceptance”?

Should a Christian Attend a Same-Sex Wedding So As To “Promote a Model of Acceptance”?

A father’s daughter was marrying another woman. Though he and his family were Catholic, the marriage would occur in another church since the Catholic church has clearly stated that they define a biblical marriage as being between a man and a woman, and thus will not allow such unions to take place in their churches.

Why One Husband Struggles With Being the Spiritual Leader

Why One Husband Struggles With Being the Spiritual Leader

"My wife and I have been really struggling with our communication and our relationship; feels like we are two ships sailing in the night, which concerns me. I know I am responsible for what comes out of my mouth, which reveals what is in my heart. I have been trying to take responsibility for that and ask for forgiveness."

Harmonizing Science and Scripture: Exploring Non-Natural Phenomena in Creation

Harmonizing Science and Scripture: Exploring Non-Natural Phenomena in Creation

You may be surprised to hear that the Genesis account of creation doesn’t appear as far-fetched as some assert. From science itself, the best thinkers have already unfolded the reality of non-natural phenomena in the universe.

Three Reasons Why Your Husband May Not Be “More Open”

Three Reasons Why Your Husband May Not Be “More Open”

“Emerson, my husband is not as open and emotionally available as he should be. As a result, I don’t feel as close to him as I would like, and I even wonder if he trusts me.”

How Pink Can Deal with Blue Thinking When It Seems So Unloving

How Pink Can Deal with Blue Thinking When It Seems So Unloving

One of my favorite analogies to share in our Love and Respect Conferences is comparing men and women with pink and blue. There is an immediate ripple of recognition and agreement in the audience when I talk about how she sees through pink sunglasses and hears with pink hearing aids while his world is shaded in blue.