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Marriage

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Blending Two Spiritual Lives

Loving God is a great place to build a foundation for spiritual intimacy within a marriage.

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Staying Married for Life

Being ‘there’ for your spouse is what being married is really about. It takes time to get to know another person. If you’re not available, it can’t happen.

How Would Divorce Affect Me?

With more than 30 years of research, we now know divorce seldom leads to a better life.

The Role of Friendship in Marriage

Marriage without friendship cannot work in our culture.

Building Hedges Around Your Marriage

A hedge is a protective investment that will help your relationship to flourish like never before.

Your City or Mine?

What you decide will change at least one of your lives in dramatic way. But as important is how you decide.

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How Could Divorce Affect My Kids?

We now have an enormous amount of research on divorce and children, all pointing to the same stubborn truth: Kids suffer when moms and dads split up.

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Recovering Friendship in the Wake of Broken Trust

They remained the best of friends … or so Ruthie thought.

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Taking the First Year Off

Cutting back during the first year should serve as a unique contribution to the happiness of your spouse.

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Confronting Your Spouse

After spending considerable time in prayer and perhaps with trusted friends and family, you need to present the evidence and express your feelings openly with your spouse.

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The Holidays Times Two

Don’t let family obligations pull you apart during this season.

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Developing a Healthy Sexual Relationship

If you want a deeply satisfying sex life, you must become a student of your spouse.

What Is a Hedge?

What’s a hedge? And why would you want one in your marriage?

Is There Hope for My Marriage?

To have good marriages, we need to ride out the ‘lows’ so that the relationship can be strengthened.

Holidays and the In-Laws

There are no specific right and wrong ways for families to spend the holidays together, but there could be better ways.

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Togetherness: Making It Work

If you’re struggling with the challenges of togetherness, here’s help.

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Feelings of Doubt and Uncertainty

The adjustment from being single to being married can create feelings of loss and anxiety. Here’s how to cope.

Why Isn’t My Wife the Person I Thought She Was?

Now that the wedding’s over, your spouse seems different. Are you wondering what happened to the person you used to know?

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When Your Spouse Won’t Leave You Alone

Here are some suggestions if you’re feeling cornered by a spouse who always wants to talk.

Hope for the Separated

Now that one million marriages fail each year, the term separation often equates divorce. Christians are called to change that equation.