Are you concerned that a spouse is being emotionally abused in their marriage? Find out which behavior patterns signal abuse.
Marriage
What if this year you give your husband a new marriage? Join Erin Smalley as she takes the challenge and commits to living out the Greatest Commandment in her home.
As Christians, we know that staying close to Jesus requires time and effort. So why do we think we can take our spouse for granted? Try these four ways to rekindle your relationship.
At some point, our Christian culture has rewritten the greatest commandments from loving God and others as yourself to loving God and others instead of yourself.
Money is a common cause of friction for married couples, and it’s no wonder.
An often-forgotten side to the gift-giving tradition is that your spouse is sharing something meaningful, possibly as a way to spend quality time together. Learning that is a big part of marriage.
The more you laugh together, the more you love your spouse.
Praying for your marriage is important. Every time you and your spouse pray for one another, great things happen in your relationship.
When a couple reaches the point of separation, the entire situation gets further complicated when children are involved.
One of the biggest reasons why marriage is more successful than cohabitation is commitment.
Most couples in a second marriage could use some expert help right from the start. Counseling provides guidance and the kind of insight that’s often difficult to muster on your own.
Blended family marriages face unique stressors that can affect a couple’s sexual relationship. Here are five sexual pitfalls to avoid.
These simple steps can make a world of difference in your marriage.
Unspoken communication can be at least as powerful as words.
Holiday stress can turn couples away from each other, so plan now to avoid the stressors and be more connected this season.
Two things bring a chill to the Thanksgiving holiday: an unexpected blizzard and an invitation to the annual family dinner. While you may spend a few days digging out from the snowfall, the fallout from a family get-together can last several years. So, if you find yourself heading over the river and through the woods …
Husbands can reveal God’s loving, self-sacrificing movement into people’s hearts by the way they treat their wife. And wives can reveal God’s invitation to be filled with His strengthening presence.
Sex clubs, Internet porn, AIDS . . . with so much bad news, it’s easy to forget what God intended sex to be.
I wasn’t fully on board with my wife’s dreams to adopt. But we finally found ourselves on the same page. We have some suggestions for aligning your dreams so that you’re headed toward the same goal.
Some see sex as a means to an end. But when something is reduced to a utilitarian process, it ceases to be beautiful. Waiting for sex helps couples find its true value: unity.