Topic: Love

If Love is Oil, Would You Be A Quart Low?

Do you have a relationship where, if love were oil, you’d be about a quart low? Maybe it’s a marriage that has settled into “semi-happy,” a grown child who rarely calls, or a friend who isn’t there when you need them. Dr. Mike Ladra looks at Jesus’s question to the paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda, “Do you want to be healed?” He shows how blaming, criticizing and staying mad block the miracle God wants to do. He calls us to go first in forgiving and to sow love by doing what makes others feel treasured, because love is a verb.

How To improve Your Marriage With 95% Success!

What if talking about your marriage is the wrong solution? Opening a new series on marriage and relationships, Dr. Mike Ladra explains why better communication never fixes a relationship, and what does. Every relationship has a “love bank,” and everything we do is either a deposit or a deduct. He shows how blaming, the “dump truck game,” interfering parents and unrealistic expectations keep relationships stuck. He points to Jesus’s Golden Rule as the approach with a 95% success rate: ask what it’s like to live with you, then do what makes the other person feel loved, because love is a verb.