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Moving forward in faith but we need your help!

Urgent Need: Right now, Focus on the Family is facing a $2 million ministry shortfall. We are moving forward in faith that God will provide for our critical marriage and family programs, but we need your help. Will you stand in the gap with a vital gift before 11:59 p.m. on August 31?
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Strengthening Your Marriage

A group of friends sits outdoors, laughing and chatting, representing how a perfectly imperfect marriage can inspire and bless others through shared experiences.

How Your Perfectly Imperfect Marriage Can Bless Others

No marriage is perfect. Sometimes, the marital struggles you’ve had to overcome make your help all the more valuable.

A smiling man in a car types on his phone, sending sweet texts to his spouse to brighten her day.

5 Sweet Texts To Send Your Spouse

Sending sweet texts can be an easy yet powerful way to connect with your spouse during the work week. It communicates that they’re top of mind and that you want to be part of their day.

happy couple sits on a couch during a marriage counseling session, demonstrating why marriage counseling can be helpful even if you’re not having issues.

Why Marriage Counseling Is Helpful — Even When Your Marriage Isn’t in a Crisis

If your marriage isn’t going as well as you had hoped, here are a few reasons that marital counseling may be a good idea — even if you’re not thinking of calling it quits.

A newlywed couple embraces in a sunlit forest, with the groom gently kissing the bride’s forehead as she smiles with her eyes closed. The moment reflects love, intimacy, and the beauty of a new beginning, embodying heartfelt advice for newlyweds—to cherish and nurture their bond with tenderness and understanding.

Advice For Newlyweds: 5 Pitfalls to Avoid

Navigating a new marriage may not be as easy as the movies make it seem, but with an attentive eye and an earnest heart, you can avoid these pitfalls and have a beautiful newlywed season.

A young couple sits with a mature couple in fellowship around a couch. Marriage mentoring can be important in helping young couples navigate the issues they will face together. Here are five ways to find a mentor couple.

Marriage Mentoring: Five Keys to Help Find a Mentor Couple

Marriage mentoring can be important in helping young couples navigate their lifelong journey together. Here are five ways to find a mentor couple.

A husband hugs his wife tenderly and empathetically. Here are five ways to support your spouse after a job loss.

Five Ways to Support Your Spouse after a Job Loss

A spouse’s job loss can be a trying and uncertain time. But it’s important to remind them that their job is not their whole identity. They are also an eternal child of God with purpose beyond their work.

MARRIAGE DEVOTIONAL: OVERCOMING OVERCOMMITMENT

Today’s Scripture “Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted by much serving. And she went up to him and …

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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?

A middle-aged couple hugging and laughing.

MARRIAGE DEVOTIONAL: VACATION FUN FOR COUPLES

Whether you visit Walt Disney World or the World’s Largest Ball of Paint, get serious about having vacation fun as a married couple.

Couple, fight and angry on sofa for marriage problems, conflict and bad communication.

MARRIAGE DEVOTIONAL: WACKY ARGUMENTS WE LOVE TO DEBATE

Jesus never told us how to squeeze the toothpaste. But He did warn us against turning small issues into destructive ones.

A couple sitting close together, smiling and engaging in meaningful conversation, symbolizing the need for making room for the important things in your marriage.

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.

A somber-looking husband and wife hugging on their porch in the evening, consoling each other during a difficult time

How to Draw Closer to Your Spouse During Tough Times

A parenting crisis can really test a marriage. What can you do to keep your marriage strong during trials? Here’s how to develop a stronger bond in the face of seemingly insurmountable pressures.

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.

Validating Feelings Creates Emotional Connection in Marriage

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes “Why can’t you care about how I feel?” My wife, Erin, was in tears as she stormed out of the bedroom. Not a great start to our evening together. She’d already been crying in the bathroom when I got home from work. I asked Erin what was wrong, and she …

How To Be Kind to Your Husband (Even When You Don’t ‘Get’ Him)

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes I stood in line to board the airplane, wondering if I should say something to the woman behind me whose conversation I could hear. As a social researcher, I often overhear strangers wondering about a question I’ve studied: Why do men do that? Most of the time, I resist the …

Connecting With Your Spouse During Military Deployment

Couples with military training often show composure in tough times. But that strength can mask the needs of real people who long to be open with each other. Marriages suffer if these needs aren’t met.

Ruth and Boaz: A Romance That Models God’s Love for Us

People often describe the book of Ruth as a love story. But as the story unfolds, we realize that it is about more than the love between two people. It’s about God’s amazing love for all humankind.

A couple lying on the floor surrounded by heart confetti, symbolizing the power of commitment in marriage, as they gaze into each other’s eyes with love and happiness.

The Power of Commitment in Marriage

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

A coiled snake sits on the grass in front of a home, symbolizing the lurking dangers and challenges associated with spiritual warfare.

Spiritual Warfare: When the Enemy Attacks Your Marriage

Warning signs alert us when the Enemy attacks your marriage. Learn how to be victorious against the Devil’s schemes.

A couple sit at the computer together, in a discussion, asking questions. Asking the Right questions in marriage can strengthen your relationship.

Improve Your Marriage by Asking the Right Questions

Asking the right questions can strengthen your marriage and determine the trajectory of your relationship. It’s essential that you develop this tool for a strong marriage.