Prime Rib (2 of 5)
Series: No Bones About It
Dennis Marquardt
Genesis 2:18-25
INTRO: There is little doubt that the institution of marriage today is in trouble. Look at the following progression to notice how marriage needs attention:
ILLUS: A husband's reactions to his wife's colds during seven years of marriage:
First year: ''Sugar dumpling; I'm really worried about my baby girl. You've got a bad sniffle and there's no telling about these things with all the strep going around. I'm putting you in the hospital this afternoon for a general checkup and a good rest. I know the food's lousy, but I'll be bringing your meals in from Rozzini's. I've already got it all arranged with the floor superintendent.''
Second year: ''Listen, darling, I don't like the sound of that cough and I've called Doc Miller to rush over here. Now you go to bed like a good girl, just for Poppa.''
Third year: ''Maybe you better lie down, honey. Nothing like a little rest when you feel lousy. I'll bring you something. Have we got any canned soup?''
Fourth year: ''Now look, dear, be sensible. After you've fed the kids and got the dishes done and the floor finished, you better lie down.''
Fifth year: ''Why don't you take a couple of aspirin?''
Sixth year: ''I wish you'd just gargle or something instead of sitting around barking like a seal all evening.''
Seventh year: ''For Pete's sake, stop sneezing! Are you trying to give me pneumonia?'' -- James S. Hewett, Illustrations Unlimited (Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc, 1988), p. 332.
While we may laugh a bit, it is all too often true! Marriage is often ridiculed and mocked in our society. It is made to look like a ''ball and chain'' existence. However, the real truth about marriage is that it is a creation God's, not man's! God has intended it to be a place of happiness and health - consider this:
ILLUS: Across all ages and races, Americans who live alone die at a much higher rate. For example, divorced ...
Series: No Bones About It
Dennis Marquardt
Genesis 2:18-25
INTRO: There is little doubt that the institution of marriage today is in trouble. Look at the following progression to notice how marriage needs attention:
ILLUS: A husband's reactions to his wife's colds during seven years of marriage:
First year: ''Sugar dumpling; I'm really worried about my baby girl. You've got a bad sniffle and there's no telling about these things with all the strep going around. I'm putting you in the hospital this afternoon for a general checkup and a good rest. I know the food's lousy, but I'll be bringing your meals in from Rozzini's. I've already got it all arranged with the floor superintendent.''
Second year: ''Listen, darling, I don't like the sound of that cough and I've called Doc Miller to rush over here. Now you go to bed like a good girl, just for Poppa.''
Third year: ''Maybe you better lie down, honey. Nothing like a little rest when you feel lousy. I'll bring you something. Have we got any canned soup?''
Fourth year: ''Now look, dear, be sensible. After you've fed the kids and got the dishes done and the floor finished, you better lie down.''
Fifth year: ''Why don't you take a couple of aspirin?''
Sixth year: ''I wish you'd just gargle or something instead of sitting around barking like a seal all evening.''
Seventh year: ''For Pete's sake, stop sneezing! Are you trying to give me pneumonia?'' -- James S. Hewett, Illustrations Unlimited (Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc, 1988), p. 332.
While we may laugh a bit, it is all too often true! Marriage is often ridiculed and mocked in our society. It is made to look like a ''ball and chain'' existence. However, the real truth about marriage is that it is a creation God's, not man's! God has intended it to be a place of happiness and health - consider this:
ILLUS: Across all ages and races, Americans who live alone die at a much higher rate. For example, divorced ...
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