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How Important Is Sex in a Relationship?

How important is sex in a relationship? To answer that question, you need to understand the difference between sexual activity and sexual intimacy.

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Is My Spouse Controlling or Just Caring?

Does someone you know wonder if they have a controlling spouse? Help them sort through their concerns by looking at characteristics of a controlling spouse and a caring spouse.

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Flirt Your Way to a Better Marriage

Refresh and reignite your marriage relationship by finding a way to flirt with each other and have fun together again

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10 Encouraging Facts About Marriage You Need to Hear and Share

Do you know the real facts about marriage or just the myths? Find out the positive truth about marriage today.

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Marriage Devotion: Graduation and Life Seasons

If you and your spouse feel overwhelmed by the changes you’re facing, here’s some encouragement: You don’t face these changes alone.

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How to Handle Arguments in Marriage

Conflict can lead you toward a deeper marriage connection

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Bond Intellectually Through Shared Podcasts

A marriage insight

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Embracing Your Unique Love Story

Rhonda Stoppe is challenging you to remember the spouse you dreamed of being on your wedding day, to literally write down your love story, and lean on Jesus as your ultimate unfailing love so you can fully embrace the unique love story God has written in your life.

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Focusing on The Good in the Early Years

Starting your marriage off well won’t happen by accident. To have a thriving relationship, it’s important to develop good habits early on. To help couples start well, John, Greg and Erin weigh in with some practical ideas for focusing on the best aspects of your spouse. Featuring Bill and Pam Farrel.

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Social Media and Marriage: 10 Ways to Be Positive in Your Posts

If you’re intentional and purposeful, you can use social media to honor marriage and promote positive messages about it.

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Dot-To-Dot: Connecting With God and Your Spouse

Just as we follow the numbers in a dot-to-dot puzzle, we need to follow our Creator’s direction for our marriages. God’s direction will help us stay connected to our spouse as we try to follow the divine dot-to-dot for our lives together.

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Encouraging Words for Someone Who Has Been Cheated On

Discovering infidelity in marriage can be devastating. How can you come alongside and encourage a friend who has been cheated on?

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Marriage Devotional: Spiritual Intimacy

Aquila and Priscilla were united in spiritual intimacy. They shared a faith and a mission. They served God together. As one.

Marriage Devotional: Could Your Husband Be God’s Most Admired?

Boaz was not a national leader or great general. He was just an ordinary man who honored God and the people around him. God blessed him greatly.

Marriage Devotional: The Importance of Fun in Marriage

When was the last time you and your spouse did something fun together? Laughter and fun can bring you closer together and make life enjoyable.

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Marriage Devotion: Mighty Warrior

God sees us for who we will become. Sometimes we need a reminder. At other times, we should remind our spouse of God’s calling.

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Marriage Devotional: Spring Cleaning for Your Marriage

It’s time to do some spring cleaning, decluttering, and clearing out all the junk you’ve accumulated in your house and your marriage.

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Marriage Devotion: Marriage Needs a Solid Foundation

The Tower of Pisa leans because it was built on a bad foundation. Like the tower, your marriage needs a strong foundation.

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Marriage Devotion: Checklist or Treasure Hunt?

You are blessed with a priceless treasure. Proverbs 31:10 says, “An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.”

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After an Affair is Confessed

Even if your spouse has betrayed you, God promises to still be with you. The Bible reminds us that He is close to those who are brokenhearted. If your marriage is in a dark place, we want to offer some hope. John, Greg and Erin discuss a few helpful tips for couples on how to …