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Healthy Marriage

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Praying for Your Wife

Praying for your wife is one of the best things you can do for your relationship!

Marriage Devotional: Your Marriage Needs Friends

MARRIAGE DEVOTIONAL: YOUR MARRIAGE NEEDS FRIENDS

You and your spouse need friends who can help you through life’s seasons.

Insulted young woman gesturing with hand and looking at her boyfriend while sitting in a cafe at the park outdoors

MARRIAGE DEVOTIONAL: THE ORIGINAL INSULT GURU

Sarcastic words, spoken in the heat of the moment can destroy your marriage. What if, instead of insults, you spoke with truth and kindness?

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?

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.

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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.

Indterdependence is important trait in a healthy marriage.

MARRIAGE DEVOTIONAL: UNITED WE GROW

In a healthy marriage, spouses must care for themselves (independence) while depending on each other to keep the relationship strong (interdependence).

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.

A couple sits closely together, focused on a laptop screen, discussing strategies for conquering the spending problem and managing their finances.

Conquering the Spending Problem

Spending money is easy and fun until you realize you’ve spent too much. Learn how to conquer your spending problem with these simple suggestions.

A joyful family moment where a husband kisses his smiling wife on the cheek while their young daughter hugs her, symbolizing the importance of honoring your wife by recognizing her value.

How To Honor Your Wife by Recognizing Her Value

“The most significant thing that a husband can give his wife is honor or value. No other quality, possession, or activity will insure a good marriage.” -Gil Stieglitz

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 …

Two towels folded into the shape of swans forming a heart, surrounded by red and white rose petals on a bed, symbolizing the importance of receiving Christian sex advice for the wedding night and beyond.

Christian Sex Advice for the Wedding Night and Beyond

The conflicts and disappointments you’ll encounter in marriage will have little to do with whether you married the wrong person. More likely they’ll reveal whether you’re willing for God to make you a great lover.

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5 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Your Wife Your Wife Will Love

Make sure your wife has no major responsibilities that deplete her time and energy on Mother’s Day. Give her space to breathe, relax and soak in her day.

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.

Smiling couple holding a basket of grapes in a vineyard, honoring God through stewardship of the land.

Marriage Devotional: Honor God With Your Very Best

God asks you and your spouse to trust Him with by giving your very best. Will it make a difference in your marriage?

A couple sitting back-to-back separated by a wall, portraying the emotional disconnect often felt when your spouse is emotionally distant.

Dealing with Emotional Distance in Marriage

When we feel threatened, we build emotional walls that don’t allow our spouse into the deepest parts of our hearts and minds. The emotional distance can cause marital problems.

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MARRIAGE DEVOTIONAL: Sacrificial Love

Robertson McQuilkin was at the peak of his career when his wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Her condition worsened, and he chose to care for his wife full time.