Be sure you truly know your fiancé before making that life-long commitment. Knowing about his or her understanding of certain topics like his or her spiritual life and history is key, as well as understanding how he or she views your relationship, the institution of marriage, gender roles, finances, communication, and parenthood are important.
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Setting realistic expectations can help you avoid the pitfalls of this holiday
Don’t get swept away with the exciting notion that your soulmate has arrived. Check what the Bible has to say about soulmates first.
If you’re married to an addict, don’t give up hope. Making sure you are able to help and getting support from other people are key steps that you can take. Here’s how one expert counselor explains how to care for yourself and avoid enabling your addicted loved one.
Unspoken communication can be at least as powerful as words. Several techniques can help you and your spouse communicate better and restore romance between you. Don’t rely on silence or overreact. Watch your body language and use your eyes to intentionally communicate warmth.
If you’re trying to get pregnant, know that there are several things you can do to increase your likelihood of conceiving. Avoiding stress and planning intercourse around ovulation are practical steps, also realize that the process may take some time. Praying together and looking at all the potential factors are helpful as well.
Wives, what if you made your New Year’s resolution to give your husband a new marriage? The Greatest Commandment will show you how to be so well cared for that you can give to your husbands and your children from a place of abundance instead of a place of emptiness.
How do you protect your marriage? Resolving to protect your marriage together requires committing to steer clear of “minor” threats and be accountable to one another. Drawing clear boundaries is necessary because you are human. But creating a hedge of protection around your marriage also has many rewards.
There is cultural confusion about money and marriage. From a biblical perspective, when two people marry they are creating a shared life together. This unity important reality that impacts every area of life, including finances. Money can’t be his or her money. It has to be our money. All things are shared.
With a simple text, you can comfort someone and pass along powerful encouragement, just as the apostle Paul did in his letters. Even a short text can lift spirits and express love. Say you’re praying. Let your friend know that you’re available to meet in person if possible and to provide any other tangible help.
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? Staying close to our spouse also takes time and effort. Try these five ways to rekindle your relationship.
Does your busy life leave you feeling exhausted and stretched thin? 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. The goal of godly self-care is to give from a place of abundance.
Learn how to strengthen your marriage and love your husband by building a good relationship with your mother-in-law. There will be times when you feel misunderstood or maligned even by the most caring mother-in-law. Remember the concerns and challenges she carries and choose to believe the absolute best of her character.
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes It was supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. I was a new bride, and my heart was full of anticipation as I looked forward to celebrating our first Christmas together as a married couple. But the holiday season turned out to be anything but peace on …
What questions should you ask your future son-in-law? Answers to these 12 questions might help you know whether to bless the union. Understanding what kind of man your future son-in-law is an important part of welcoming him into your family.
Every family has its quirks. You can’t control your family, but you can control your responses to the things they say or do. The best time to think about how you’ll respond is before you leave home. What if you responded to those comments with grace?
Sexual coercion and assault in marriage can be hard to recognize. This is because there is unbiblical teaching about sex and manipulative tactics at play. Learning to refute this false teaching and recognize abuse is key to ending the confusion and preventing abuse.
Do you find that holiday planning drives you and your spouse apart? Add a little joy to your Christmas season by getting organized together.
Your heart deserves Fort Knox-levels of protection. Put Proverbs 4:23 into action and “Keep your heart with all vigilance.”
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Guess what’s on the class ring at MIT (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology)? Or at Caltech (the California Institute of Technology)? Both of these colleges are arguably two of the finest engineering schools in the world. And both of them have on their class rings … a Beaver! That’s because …