A Time to Speak – When a thinker marries a feeler
byDeacon Derrick: In marriage, opposites often attract. As we prepare couples for marriage, we frequently find that one is a “thinker,” guided by logic,…
Deacon Derrick and Mistianna Barnes
A Time to Speak — Unplugging your marriage
byDeacon Derrick: Do you love your smartphone more than your spouse? Do texting, scrolling and posting take priority over your partner? New statistics say…
Time to Speak — Making Marriage Work: When a Night Owl Marries an Early Bird
byMistianna: Derrick and I never discussed the fact that he was an early bird and I was a night owl before we married. Why…
Time to Speak —
Why family of origin matters
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Deacon Derrick: The old saying that opposites attract is spot on when it comes to Mistianna and myself. We are complete opposites, diametrically opposed…
A Time to Speak —
Intimacy in Marriage
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Deacon Derrick: Intimacy in marriage can take on many forms. The first way many of us think of intimacy involves the type of love…
A Time to Speak —
Honesty in marriage is about
giving our whole selves
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Mistianna: When I said my marriage vows and pledged my “whole self” to Derrick, I had no idea what that really meant. I was…
A Time to Speak — Laughter in marriage is the best medicine
byMistianna: One of the qualities I love most about Derrick, besides his big baby blues, is his sense of humor. He is always giving…
A Time to Speak — Stop suffering in silence
byMistianna: Having a miscarriage is one of the toughest heartbreaks a couple can endure. It creates feelings of sadness, anger and loneliness. Unfortunately, one…