I often feel discouraged as I look at the world around us. I feel disgusted when I hear the political temper tantrums and rude jabs masquerading as political debates or “discussions.” I feel disappointed as I read the disrespectful rants on social media about topics ranging from local community policies to global concerns. My heart [...]
I am Sorry.
You follow me from room to room and it just drives me crazy.
You hear my keys jingle and want to know where I am going. But I just want to be alone.
You ride along in the car asking who is that, what’s that, how and where. But I [...]
We just can never get enough of God’s Word in our marriage – never! It really is the Living Word, and it moves and breaths fresh life into our marriage as Christ carries us along our way. So today, here are five passages to read and discuss together.
Hebrews 4:12-13 For the word of God is [...]
Do you know what the problem with marriage is?
That is the question I got hit with last week, while shooting pool and watching the NBA finals with some friends of a friend. It seems that the word had gotten out that a guy that writes about marriage is coming over to watch the game. [...]
The goal of Elevate Your Marriage is to help couples look beyond themselves and see Christ. Attached is a radio interview from the This is the Day program with Nancy Turner that aired on the Moody Radio network – Chicago. In this interview Edward shares the importance of building a Christ centered marriage and [...]
It has been a great fascination and point of reflection for me over the years to pay attention to what Jesus is called at different points in the Bible.
Have you ever thought about that before?
Throughout the Old Testament, before Christ came in the flesh, He was referred to as the “Angel of the [...]
Just a quick post, getting ready to go LIVE on The Debbie Chavez Show (Seattle, Wa.). Today we will be talking about how to build spiritual intimacy in a Christian marriage. If you have some time, tune in at Noon EST (9am PT). Really looking forward to a lively conversation with host Debbie Chavez and [...]
As I look around my living room right now, I think it wouldn’t be very hard to convince me that it was the scene of an all out toy war for the upcoming Toy Story whatever-number-they’re-on-now.
The toys in the play yard have all be dumped out and scattered, the entertainment center, which was once [...]
Today, I met a man at a book event, and honestly he brought a tear to my eye. The conversation started with him sharing that he has been married for more than 50 years. That is a milestone that I have always looked to with great esteem.
So I began to joke with him about [...]
In the last article, I referenced personal rights when describing what it really means to be assertive. There are many examples of our universal “personal bill of rights” out there, as I have pointed out in previous articles, but I wanted to start a list of rights we have as Christians (though not a [...]
NEW BOOK: Elevate Your Marriage: 7 Practices of Highly Intimate Couples
Husbands, Wives, God Series
Events & Speaking Engagements
April 27, 2013 Elevate Your Marriage Conference at Clearview Baptist Church , 8660 Winands Road, Randallstown, Md. 21133
May 13, 2013 10am CDT/11am EST Front Page Morning Show (Radio) with host Mark Halvorsen on WWIB 103.7 FM in Wisconsin. Outside of Wi. listen live online at wwib.com
May 16, 2013 7:40am EST, Mayhem in the A.M. Morning Show LIVE. Toledo, Ohio 89.3 FM YES-FM . Also tune in to hear the interview on yeshome.com
May 24, 2013 7-10am EST Ken and Deb Morning Show. Edward will be talking about Elevate Your Marriage book on Moody Radio 89.3 in Quad Cities Illinois.
May 30, 2013 11amEST/10amCT Tune in to the This is the Day radio program with Nancy Turner on Moody Radio - Chicago 90.1 WMBI. Edward will be talking about the recent blog post, "6 Things That Make an Exceptional Spouse".
June 1, 2013 Book Signing at A Quiet Place Bookstore, 4736 Liberty Heights Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21207
June 29, 2013 11am-1pm Mini-Marriage Seminar & Book Signing at A Quiet Place Bookstore, 4736 Liberty Heights Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21207. Marriage seminars will be held at: 11, 11:30, 12 & 12:30.
July 6, 2013 Elevate Your Marriage Conference, Sandersville, Ga. 9:30 a.m.
July 11-14th, 2013 Edward @ EYM blog will be hosting a Pastor's Roundtable on Marriage at the Better Marriages Conference in Raleigh on July 12th. Come join me. Mention Elevate Your Marriage when you register!
"Sat, July 13th Edward and Kimber will speaking on Elevating Communication in Marriage at the Better Marriages Conference.
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