Opinion

This five-part series by retired pastor and director of missions Wade Paris is designed to assist pastors in helping couples begin Christian marriages. They might also help couples who marry without the benefit of premarital counseling.

A traveler stood at the counter of the airport terminal gift shop, ready to pay for a bag of Beanie Babies. His wife continued to gather more of the popular stuffed animals, shouting to the cashier, "Make that 11, make that 12," and finally, "Thirteen — and that’s the last one."