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Prioritizing Marriage

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Bart Millard and Shannon Millard on MercyMe and Marriage

Bart Millard, lead singer of MercyMe, and his wife, Shannon Millard, discuss how they nurture their marriage, manage chores and raise a family amid the busyness of Bart’s demanding touring schedule with his band.

A romantic scene of a man joyfully holding a woman in his arms as they embrace the rain, symbolizing a heartfelt moment in a romance story, and how you can make that same romance come alive in your marriage.

Your Romance Story: The Formula For Making a Great Marriage

Every popular romance story portrays a loving bond so special it comes just once in a lifetime. How can you ensure that your own romance has a lifetime filled with those happy-ever-after endings?

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Making Room for the Important Things in Your Marriage

Marriage requires making room for someone else in your life. To add this relationship to your life requires letting go of some of your other commitments and giving your spouse priority consideration.

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Ron and Opal Erickson: From Disharmony to Beautiful Music

Even with their marriage on the brink of divorce, God softened Ron’s and Opal’s hearts, giving them a hope that shone brightly enough to lead them on a path to restoration.

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Is Baby Bunching The Best Choice For My Family?

Enjoy the happy chaos of raising children who are close together in age. 

The ideal picture of how to keep your marriage strong with an elderly couple sits closely together on a wooden porch swing, gazing toward a rustic log cabin in the distance. The scene is bathed in warm, golden evening light. In the background, a man relaxes on a lawn chair while two children play on the grassy yard, evoking a peaceful, multigenerational family moment in a rural setting.

How to Keep Your Marriage Strong During Life Transitions

Pam and Bill Farrel realized that the quality of their love was going to be determined by how they handled the changing seasons that every marriage encounters.

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Prioritizing Faith and Family After Being Diagnosed With Cancer

Each day Steve was able to give his cancer diagnosis to God and experience a genuine peace in acceptance. This allowed him to come together with his wife, Pat, emotionally and spiritually.

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How to Defend and Stand up for Your Spouse

Will Smith’s desire to stand up for his wife raises the question: What’s the best way to defend your spouse?

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The Power of Commitment in Marriage

It is Christ alone who gives us the power to love others in a committed way.

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Things To Know Before and After Military Deployment

When deployment is over, ease your transition as you renegotiate leading and submitting with both spouses in the home.

A happy couple gardening together, symbolizing the necessity to prune and make room to grow in marriage as they nurture plants and flowers in a lush outdoor setting.

Letting Go Gives You Room To Grow in Your Marriage

Imagine if couples were willing to give up some of the good things in their marriage to let the better things thrive — and if they said goodbye to the activities that take resources from their relationship.

3 Ways to Create a Godly Marriage

It’s possible to overcome challenges, find hope and step into the marriage God intended for you. Chad Robichaux offers a few pointers to help kick-start your marriage.

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Torn Between Being a Wife & Mom

Almost every married mom can relate to the dilemma of whether to spend time with the kids or time with her husband. There’s angst when they feel like they have to choose between those they love.

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How to Adjust to a Military Homecoming After Deployment

Homecoming is fraught with emotion and expectation. Ensure a smoother transition for growing together after being apart that includes the simple joys of family and clear, steady communication.

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20 Creative Ways to Invest in Other Married Couples

A mentor is someone you can turn to for wisdom and support — and someone who can help you make the most of your marriage.

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Seeking Marriage Help Leads to Restoration

One couple learned to restore the joy in their relationship with a visit to the National Institute of Marriage.

A couple sits together at a table, setting New Year’s goals together as they write on a piece of paper surrounded by festive gifts and holiday decorations.

Setting New Goals Together for the New Year

Do you want to draw closer as a couple in the new year? Try sharing and then setting your goals for the next 12 months together.

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Shifting Your Perspective on Marriage Can Restore It

Estimated reading time: 11 minutes Did you know that shifting your perspective on marriage can restore it? An excellent example comes from Tara, a young lady at the church I was working for at the time. She approached me one day after church and asked to speak with me. “You’ve got to help me. I …

A couple celebrating how they have made it a goal in their marriage to make every situation a win-win situation by giving each other a high five on the couch.

Date Night With Your Spouse: A Win-Win Situation

When conflict arises in a thriving marriage, both partners win when they remember that, ultimately, they’re on the same team.

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Date Night With Your Spouse: Authentic Intimacy

Have you heard about the other way of writing the word “intimacy”?—”INTO ME, SEE.” There’s a valuable piece of marital wisdom embedded in this clever play on words.