This year, say happy Father’s Day to your husband with Scripture and a special thank-you message for all he does as a dad.
Marriage Success
Political issues can be challenging in any relationship, but they’re especially challenging for a married couple. No matter how serious your political differences may be, those differences should never impact your marriage covenant.
If you and your spouse are going to function as teammates in marriage, you need to actually understand each other’s situation and validate each other.
The term “soul mate” does not appear in the Bible. However, the Bible does provide us with plenty of guidance to help us form lasting relationships.
Learn how to identify the two most unrealistic expectations in marriage and open the door to a healthy relationship with your spouse.
Nearly 50 million Americans are affected by mental illness. Navigating mental health conditions and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be a confusing and draining experience for spouses. But this does not mean the end of your marriage — there is hope for your marriage even if it is riddled with mental illness.
During some seasons, you might become bitter as a result of feeling like you’re doing more than your spouse. If this issue resurfaces often for you, Erin Smalley has some suggestions to help.
Pride leads to conflict in marriage, so what are you doing to nurture humility in your own heart?
Great communication is more than an illusion
If you or your spouse have had a bad church experience in the past, you’re not alone.
The key to a great marriage is communication. What kind of communication? Dr. Greg Smalley recommends couples have four key marriage conversations.
Healthy in-law relationships contribute to the success of marriage.
We’d be wise to listen to those who have been married for a long time. They have important information for us. These five lessons can help us build a strong foundation for a life-long marriage.
You don’t just marry your spouse … you marry their family. And that can be difficult. Learn how to set healthy boundaries and love your in-laws.
Understanding the challenges of stepfamily living can help you make an informed decision about remarriage.
Dr. Bill Maier addresses the issues of remarriage and blended families.
Is marriage an old-fashioned, outmoded institution? Is it merely a piece of paper, having no real impact on our lives?
What is intimacy? What is the definition of intimacy? Sometimes people will do just about anything to get close to someone they find interesting, intriguing, or just plain irresistible. Is that being intimate? “Our souls crave intimacy.” — Erwin Raphael McManus The Pull of Intimacy Sometimes singles will do just about anything to get close …
civil marriage (noun) a marriage performed, solemnized, recorded, and recognized by a government official as a civil contract.
When ADHD and marriage go together, you can face repeating conflict patterns. But you can lessen those patterns and strengthen your marriage.