Mark's book, Marriage For The Wise: Practical Biblical Wisdom For Marriages is now available for ordering online. An in-depth, interactive study and workbook, Marriage For The Wise is a comprehensive marriage and pre-marital resource, and is one of the main tools used in Hope For Life's marriage counseling, classes, and conferences. Unity, communication, marital roles, conflict, and parenting are just a few of the topics covered in this practical biblical handbook. An excellent resource Continue Reading
Upcoming Marriage Class
Better a dry crust with peace & quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. [proverbs 17.1] Many of us grew up in homes that lacked harmony, to say the least. For myself, having now experienced a wonderful marriage and home life, I realize that there is no price you can put on those things. How valuable to you is peace in your home and more joy in your marriage (or future marriage)? Are you willing to invest the time and effort now to reap the harvest of a strong, joy-filled, and Continue Reading
Personal Story + Forgiveness
God’s Perfect Timing Years ago, we wrote a book on the topic of forgiveness to use in ministry. After getting it professionally printed and bound, we mailed it to just about everyone in our address book. When our supply ran out, we never made more copies due to costs and because we wanted to re-write it before printing a second edition. Well, every now and then, we hear how God has used this book and His incredible message of forgiveness in someone’s life. Here is one such story we Continue Reading
Teaching & More Teaching
Well, the past few months have been very busy ones for Hope For Life! We started April off with a two day marriage conference at Riverpark Bible Church, where Mark was able to share solid, biblical principles for love and relationships with couples and singles alike. We were encouraged by the great turnout and the desire people had to put God’s Word into practice in their homes and families. There were several dating couples and singles who came as well - an excellent opportunity to be Continue Reading



