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Sex & Intimacy

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Date Night With Your Spouse: Authentic Intimacy

Have you heard about the other way of writing the word “intimacy”?—”INTO ME, SEE.” There’s a valuable piece of marital wisdom embedded in this clever play on words.

Date Night With Your Spouse: Maximize the Mundane

How can a couple keep the fires of sexual passion alive in the middle of the humdrum, day-to-day routine of the average marriage? Believe it or not, this is a fairly common question. If it’s come up recently between you and your spouse, take heart. You’re not alone.

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Date Night With Your Spouse: Encourage Each Other

What is a marriage? It’s a question well worth pondering.

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Date Night With Your Spouse: Pursuing Unity in Marriage

The parallel between romantic love and God’s relationship with His people is a theme that runs all the way through Scripture, and it has a great deal to teach us about the spiritual dimension of marriage.

A woman and a man enjoy an intimate moment by standing close to each other and gazing into each other's eyes. A healthy sex life isn’t about having more sex, it’s about having better sex. Here are four ways to improve your sex life in your marriage.

Five Ways to Have Better Sex

Sex is a gift God gave to husbands and wives, so why not learn how to enjoy it to the fullest?

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Men’s Sex Drive After 50: What Wives Need to Know

Your husband’s sex drive changes as he ages, and illness can also affect it. But an encouraging wife can make a big difference.

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Bringing Humor Into Your Marriage

The more you laugh together, the more you love your spouse.

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Should Couples Live Together Before Marriage?

One of the biggest reasons why marriage is more successful than cohabitation is commitment.

A couple embraces intimately, their foreheads touching as they prepare to kiss, symbolizing vulnerability and connection in conversations about a partner’s sexual past.

How to Overcome Your Sexual Past and Have Deeper Intimacy With Your Spouse

Blended family marriages face unique stressors that can affect a couple’s sexual relationship. Here are five sexual pitfalls to avoid.

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God’s Design for Sex Reveals His Heart For Us

Husbands can reveal God’s loving, self-sacrificing movement into people’s hearts by the way they treat their wife. And wives can reveal God’s invitation to be filled with His strengthening presence.

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Sex Is a Good Gift From God

Sex clubs, Internet porn, AIDS . . . with so much bad news, it’s easy to forget what God intended sex to be.

A couple stands closely with their foreheads touching in an intimate moment, symbolizing a connection that might raise considerations around topics like premarital sex. The pair appears deeply emotional and close, set against a serene, natural backdrop.

Sex Is Not About Waiting: Everything You Need to Know About Premarital Sex

Some see sex as a means to an end. But when something is reduced to a utilitarian process, it ceases to be beautiful. Waiting for sex helps couples find its true value: unity.

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The Secret to Sexual Intimacy With Your Spouse

When you choose to be affirming, encouraging and giving, you stimulate positive emotions in your spouse. Couples who understand this learn how to make love, not just have sex.

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How to Avoid or End an Affair

Consider the following ways to avoid or end an extramarital affair and learn about the importance of knowing your spouse’s primary needs.

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Sex as a Picture of the Inner Life of God

God creates man and woman as reflections of the image of the Trinity.

The Sexual-Spiritual Union of a Man and Woman

A good marriage is a mystery on many different levels.

How We Dishonor God in Our Sex Lives Through Sexual Sin

We dishonor God when we fail to mirror the Trinitarian reality and beauty in our relationships.

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Naked and Unashamed: Keeping a Pure Marriage

Differing perspectives and fears about our imperfections can make Biblical intimacy challenging. Learn how to develop pure intimacy in your marriage through embracing your differences.

A couple enjoying a cozy date night outdoors, sitting together in the trunk of their car, smiling and holding metal cups as the sun sets over a peaceful, golden landscape.

Date Night With Your Spouse: The Thrill of Commitment

We live in a culture that has either forgotten or rejected the idea of marriage as a covenant.  Couples who want to go the distance in their relationship need to rediscover it.

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How To Deal With Shame in Marriage

Shame tempts us to hide from God and others. Learn how to resist Satan’s accusations and allow God to remove your shame.