External stressors are magnified in cross cultural marriages because of disappointments when cultural assumptions are unmet. Developing a shared identity is the key to growth.
Marriage
Busyness is the enemy of marriage. Restoring intimacy to marriage requires an intentional effort to spend time communicating openly and empathically with one another.
God has a beautiful plan for every married couple, even those of us who have suffered losses.
As with everything in our lives, our ability to live in the fullness that God has for us has all to do with our focus.
Within marriage, barriers must also be erected to protect the “garden of marital bliss” that you are trying hard to build.
Help! My husband is addicted to video games, playing for hours on end while neglecting our family.
Dr. Bill Maier addresses the issue of romance in marriage.
The number one reason for couples to develop a spending plan — a budget — is to reduce conflict in their marriage.
We so long to find or to create certainty in our lives. There is but one certainty in life, and that is the presence of our loving God.
My husband is verbally and physically abusive. What do I do?
Human beings have an innate desire to connect, to experience dynamic relationships with one another.
The author describes her personal story of triumph over the pain of a military deployment.
Together, we have unearthed one of the most overlooked secrets for a strong marriage — going into God’s presence together to pray and read His Word.
If you really want your spouse to see Jesus in you, you have to genuinely put into practice an attitude of becoming more like Christ in everything you do.
Inter-ethnic couples face key decisions early in the marriage that establish their foundation. By intentionally attending to these decisions, they leverage their differences as strengths.
When couples compromise on obedience to God, their marriages drift towards mediocrity. Abundant marriage, however, is within reach when attending to five key areas.
We need to learn to embrace heartbreak and grief in order to be able to love again.
If your money situation has reached the point where you find yourself sweating the arrival of each new batch of bills — if you’re habitually operating in the red and lying awake nights wondering how you’re going to make ends meet — there’s no time like the present to take things firmly in hand.
Remarriage should be considered carefully and only after a couple has sought premarital counseling.
Dr. Bill Maier addresses issues involving marital separation, living apart, children and in-laws. Dr. Maier also addresses one of the most promising new forms of marital counseling called “Emotionally Focused Therapy” or “EFT.”