Archival Post: Marriage Principles From Non-Marriage Bible Verses - Treasure Your Spouse

May 5, 2022 Nate Holdridge

In a passage touching on the subject of money, Jesus introduced a fascinating concept. He said humans' hearts follow their money (“treasure”). This truth is interesting because it seems we’d like to think it’s the other way around, that we spend our time and treasure on whatever our heart is into, but this is not so. Wherever we spend our time and treasure, eventually our heart will follow. Christina and I have used this truth to help us continually grow in our marriage.

The Life of David: Hearing God’s Voice (1 Samuel 23)

November 1, 2021 Nate Holdridge

Every human has had the experience of being misunderstood. In some instances, we feel the problem lies with our audience. Sometimes we think the problem lies with us, especially when it feels impossible to connect with our innermost thoughts and communicate them accurately. Throughout our lives, we find difficulty in understanding the thoughts, intentions, and desires of even those we love, those closest to us, let alone other mortals. Communication is difficult. (18 Minutes/4500 Words)

Archival Post & Podcast: Marriage's Little Foxes

November 30, 2020 Nate Holdridge

Marriage's Little Foxes

Archival Post & Podcast

The Song of Solomon is the greatest love song ever written. In it, romantic love is evidenced from start to finish, from the beginning of life to the very end. It is a great ideal, a wonderful possibility, a straight up life goal for any married couple.

Marriage's Little Foxes (Songs of Songs 2:15)

February 18, 2019 Nate Holdridge

united in the workplace.jpg — Marriage's Little Foxes

(Songs of Songs 2:15)

The Song of Solomon is the greatest love song ever written. In it, romantic love is evidenced from start to finish, from the beginning of life to the very end. The couple begins to love, marries, matures in love, and dies in love. Inspired by the Spirit, the power of married love is evidenced throughout the whole song. (8 Minutes/1600 Words)

Marriage Principles From Non-Marriage Bible Verses — 4. Treasure Your Spouse (Matthew 6:21)

October 17, 2018 Nate Holdridge

Marriage Principle #4: Treasure Your Spouse

Matthew 6:21

When I was a boy, I loved to play with model trains. I remember learning about the engine, the car that pulled everyone else, but also the caboose, the car in the back at the end of the line. There were cars in the middle, but the engine was at the front, and the caboose was at the back, always… (5 Minutes / 900 Words)