I want to read something to you and see if you would say, “This is true for us, too,”-“The kind of marriage I have with my wife is far better than I ever dreamed, but the price has been higher than I ever imagined.” Would you say that's true?ĭave: Yes and I remember reading that line, and I totally agree. Stay with us.Īnd welcome to FamilyLife Today. We'll talk more today with pastor Chip Ingram about that. It's vitally important that we understand how to make marriages work-not just for our sake-but for the sake of the culture in which we live. Our hosts are Dave and Ann Wilson I'm Bob Lepine. Sixty-five percent of people live together before they get married but the secular longitudinal study is-only one out of ten are together ten years later.īob: This is FamilyLife Today for Wednesday, May 29 th. Only one out of every four children go home to a mom and dad. But he admits that the reason for that is not simply because he wants couples to be happy.Ĭhip: As much as I want to helpcouples get fulfilled-and I really want them to be able to resolve issues and be happier and all the rest-the stakes are so much bigger. Bob: Chip Ingram says he wants to do all he can to help husbands and wives have thriving, healthy, intact marriages.
