This is an example of a prayer of dedication for a wedding that commits the couple to a covenant marriage. It is similar to the one I prayed for my son’s wedding. I encourage you to use it as a template and personalize it.
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Top Christian Classics on Marriage
This list reveals the Christian Classics on Marriage that have made a difference in my wife and I’s marriage. They are not necessarily in order of importance, but these are a must-read for Christian couples.
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Searching for the Sacrificial Lover’s Identity
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s (1806-1861) poem gives the marriage identity and the sacrificial lover’s identity. Their exclusive relationship reflects the divine-human relationship.
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The Way of Covenant Holiness
The way of covenant holiness stood out to me when the Advent Candle reader recited Isaiah 35 in our International church. The words, even if they are fools, they shall not go astray (v. 8). Wow, I thought, we who are in God’s covenant way, the Way of Holiness – even when we are fools, even when we go astray, even when we say or do stupid things – the loving Lord who provides a covenant connection will still redeem us! He provides a way of covenant holiness.
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Couple Counsel in the Middle of Choir Practice
Last winter, a Persian couple invited me to join them for their choir practice at Prestonwood Baptist outside of Dallas, Texas. I thought, Oh my but left with an Oh-wow-feeling! I felt like I just came out of couple counseling
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The Costliness of Truth
Is absolute divine truth less than relative truth?
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