In a couple of days I’ll be going to Virginia Beach to attend the CCEF conference on marriage. If you are in the area or going to the conference yourself do stop by the Biblical Seminary booth and say hello. We have info to show you on
- new on-line courses next summer and fall
- a summer class on forgiveness
- an exciting (FREE) conference next March 17-19 dealing with sex trafficking and abuse and showcasing Diane Langberg and Bethany Hoang (IJM) that can be taken for credit (not free) or CEU.
- information and even a discount for moving your completed CCEF DE courses into graduate accredited credits.
At the conference I’m especially interested in seeing what will be said on the topic of damaged relationships. Often we Christians paint the beautiful image of sacrificial, Christ-centered marriage. And we should–because too often we lose sight of the vision of what marriage is intended to be. But we ought also to address the issue of brokenness and how to live in the now when marriage does not seem to be working. We of all people ought to be the best at describing marital life when change isn’t forthcoming.
So, here’s a couple of conference session titles I’m most interested in
Thriving in a failure-t0-thrive marriage (Julie Lowe)
Adultery: Can there be a day after the worst day ever (Tim Lane)
Too broken to fix (Mike Emlet)
When will the new day dawn? Loving a spouse who was victimized in the past (Julie Lowe & David Powlison)
Also looking forward to the view of the ocean. Missed seeing much of it this summer. Anyone up for a quick dip?
Musings on Faith and Psychology 
Phil, Wish I could be there. Those topics all sound excellent. I read the title of your post on my RSS feed and had to chuckle. I knew what you meant, but I had to say to myself, “Phil’s married, what’s he doing considering marriage in Viriginia Beach?!”
Funny, I never thought of that about it from that perspective. You gave me a laugh!
The worst of it is I have to “consider marriage” without my lovely wife with me.