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Steve Durkac

Hospice Chaplain on Dying, Grief, and Biblical Faith

 
 
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Tag Archives: After the Wedding

When Brides Get Bamboozled

Steve Durkac Posted on November 20, 2020 by Steve DurkacFebruary 4, 2024

I don’t have any survey or research study to confirm my opinion, but I think brides tend to get bamboozled by the groom more than a groom gets bamboozled by the bride. I have some horror stories in my experience of officiating over 5000 weddings that point to the bride as intentionally deceiving the groom in order to get married, … Continue reading →

Posted in Wedding Notes | Tagged After the Wedding, bamboozled bride, bride, faker, Groom, Job 2:25, Psalm 37:4, wolf in sheep's clothing

Premarital Conflict Assessment

Steve Durkac Posted on November 14, 2020 by Steve DurkacFebruary 4, 2024

I like assessment tools that are simple and not crazy complicated just to tell you something that you already know — marriage is going to have conflicts. I am a big believer in the 5 Love Languages, the 1 Corinthians 13 Practices, and the assessment tool that I developed below, using the word FORGIVE as a guide to work through … Continue reading →

Posted in Wedding Notes | Tagged After the Wedding, assessment, conflict, marriage care, marriage conflict, premarital counseling

Love in Marriage

Steve Durkac Posted on October 31, 2020 by Steve DurkacFebruary 4, 2024

Love can mean different things to different people, but 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 gives us a clear definition of what love is. All we need to know for how to love our spouse is in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, and I want to share the sixteen points mentioned in this passage of Scripture of what love means. At most of my weddings … Continue reading →

Posted in Mere Observations | Tagged 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, After the Wedding, Love, marriage, marriage care, premarital counseling, relationship help, relationships
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