Purity of Heart – Members Content

By Francine & Byron Pirola | December 29, 2014

Theology of the Body Insight “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8 To be pure of heart means to…

Affirmation – Members Content

By Francine & Byron Pirola | December 29, 2014

Consistent, sincere affirmation has the capacity to heal the wounds of inadequacy from which so many of us suffer. It communicates acceptability and lovableness. It…

SmartLoving – Members Content

By Francine & Byron Pirola | December 29, 2014

Loving the way my fiancé likes to be loved Every person experiences love in a unique way. Some gestures of love will more powerfully communicate…

Love as Gift – Members Content

By Francine & Byron Pirola | December 29, 2014

In our culture, ‘love’ is generally seen to be an ‘emotion’. We fall into love and we fall out of it. Love is something that…

To Cherish and Respect – Members Content

By Francine & Byron Pirola | December 29, 2014

Each of you, however, should love [agape] his wife as himself, and let every wife respect her husband. Eph 5:33 When St Paul wrote these…

In the Image of God – Members Content

By Francine & Byron Pirola | December 29, 2014

Created Male & Female Our masculinity and femininity are completely integrated with our personhood. They are stamped into our spirituality, hard-wired into our brains, ingrained…

On a Mission to Love – Members Content

By Francine & Byron Pirola | December 27, 2014

Every couple wants to avoid divorce and get along without too many fights. A successful marriage however, is much more than just this; it is…

The One Flesh Union – Member Content

By Francine & Byron Pirola | April 7, 2014

It can be hard to get our heads around the amazing gift that Jesus made of himself by dying on the cross for our salvation.…

Marital Resilience

By Francine & Byron Pirola | April 28, 2012

Let’s face it – marriage is a tough gig these days. With divorce rates higher than we’d like, too many families are being torn apart…

A Living Sign

By Francine & Byron Pirola | April 23, 2012

It is no coincidence that Christ’s love can be expressed in sexual terms: His desire to be one with us How passionately He pursues us…