Date Night

   One of the most fun times that I have with my wife (that I can blog about that is) has to be our weekly date nights. It was something that I started when we got married and it is one night out of the week where we get to be together and not have to worry about anything else going on in our lives.
    Now you might be thinking man a weekly date night that's got to be expensive? When in fact just because it is a "date night" doesn't mean that it cost a lot. Most times we eat at one of our favorite restaurants which just happen to be cheaply priced and hit a movie or kill a zombie afterwords*. I have even done a date night where I didn't spend a dime I cooked dinner for her and then we watched one of the DVD from our collection.
     Date nights are good for a relationship because they are a way to just have a little fun and be with the one you love. Life is too chaotic and we all need some relief from that. So start one and see what happens I promise you will enjoy it and be happy you did it.

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* My wife and I are avid Left 4 Dead 2 gamers for the Xbox 360

My Wedding Ring

  In my previous post I mention that I am now a married man. Well let me say I love being married! The reason that the title of this post is called my wedding ring is because today I got a new wedding ring. My wife purchased it for me because the ring that I originally had, had a major flaw in it and I only got to wear it maybe a week, we have been married over two months.
   Let me just say my wife has excellent taste. The ring is a lightweight cobalt ring but what makes it special is there are three words on the band and three crosses as well. Those three words are GOD, HONOR, STRENGTH. These words should describe every marriage.

GOD- Our heavenly father should be the center of not only your marriage but your life as well. He is all knowing and has a plan for your life even before you existed. The Lord is the center of our marriage and let be say it is an awesome thing. We both trust in him and if you read the bible it gives great advice for how a Christ center marriage works and why the are different from a normal marriage.

HONOR- This is a powerful word Honor! A husband should love and honor his wife in fact there is a exact verse for that it is Eph. 5:25 it states Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. To put it frankly and in the words of Pastor Larry Brey from Elevation Church in Charlotte NC the man that married us, it means to be selfless! To put her needs before your own, I honor my wife everyday but doing little things that she asked even if I am tired and don't want to, and even some times without her even asking. I also give her encouraging words and never hesitate to tell her that I love her. I will continue to do this even when we have a fight because not everyday of marriage is going to be a good one but as I stated before you show honor to your wife and you will make it thru. Now don't think I am forgetting the ladies, your need to respect your husband as the head of the household. There is a verse for that to it is Eph. 5:22-23 it states Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.  23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. This does not mean be a doormat ladies and let him walk all over you but to respect his decision if he makes one and be there to support him in that decision.

STRENGTH- This is an equally powerful word. This does not mean so brute force or being strong no it mean strength spiritually. If you take strength literally and become physical with your spouse you need to be thrown in jail.  A way to have spiritual strength in your marriage is to set aside a time every day for you and your spouse be together and read gods word. All I'm going to say on this subject is that if you have strength thru Christ then you can make it thru and do anything. 


I plan on living these three words in my marriage everyday. I know that they lord made my wife Ellen just for me and I am honored to be able to be her husband. She gave me the perfect wedding ring and it is never coming off.

I'm Back

Well I know that it has almost been a year since I last posted but I'm Back and allot has happen since I last wrote I am a Married Man now . I was married to the love of my life Ellen on April 30, 2011. Well I promise to leave more post soon I am currently reading a book called Not A Fan. It is an amazing book and will open your eyes to weather you are a fan or a follower of Jesus Christ.

That's All for Now

My new bible reading plan

I started a new bible reading plan today. It was one that Elevation did back in 2009 it is called B90X, as you guessed it, it is a play on the fitness regiment P90X. Basically you are reading thru the entire bible in 90 days. It sounds like it would be a lot of reading but it is actually not that much. I read the first days reading in a little over a half hour so it is not a time comsuming effort. If you think that you are up to the challenge you can find it at the link below. I will keep you updated on my progress thru this reading plan.

Heres the link:
www.stevenfurtick.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/B90X.pdf

Hello World

I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Chris Brown and no I am not the R+B singer. I am a recently saved Christian in fact was baptized on Easter Sunday 2010.  I created this blog as a way for me to share my thoughts as I progress in my new found Faith and maybe I can help someone along the way too. I will be blogging on Bible verses I have read and thought that need to be posted, music that I have discovered, books I have read,  and commentary on my pastors sermons. I go to a Church in Charlotte NC called Elevation our lead pastor Steven Furtick is an amazing man. He has a knack for preaching the gospel, and elevation as a whole has changed my life for the better. ( if you are ever in Charlotte you might want to stop by).  Well that is it for now but more to come stay tuned.