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1. Protect Your Marriage From Divorce With These 4 Vital Keys

Talking to some friends recently about our mad marriage "skills"—which we think must be fairly decent since we don't throw knives at each other—I began to think. What are four core areas that have helped ...

Created on 18 July 2017

2. Moving Forward When God Doesn't Restore Your Marriage

... ge. And her marriage is still ending. Many of you, my readers and friends, have or are experiencing a failed marriage. I've talked with some of you just this week who are going through a divorce right ...

Created on 19 June 2017

3. This Evil Megatrend Will Precede the Antichrist

... that one Greek word translated "divorce" is apostasion (pronounced ap-os-tas-ee-on) which is closely related to the word for "falling away" (Matt. 5:31). When you connect the dots, falling away from the ...

Created on 02 June 2017

4. This Health Issue Could Be a Hidden Factor in Your Marriage Struggles

You might be surprised to learn that a study conducted for AARP The Magazine found that women aged 40 to 60 initiate 66 percent of divorces. To top it off, 26 percent of men admitted that they never saw ...

Created on 05 June 2017

5. Clearing Clouds of Confusion in Your Darkest Hour

... n instant, and the life I had always known abruptly ended. Anyone who has gone through any type of marital crisis, separation or divorce, long-term relationship breakdown or extremely difficult circumstan ...

Created on 14 April 2017

6. Watch Out for This Oft-Ignored Signal of a Fizzling Marriage

...  one flesh, which is indicated in Genesis 2:24 and reiterated again in Mark 10:8 when Jesus answered a question about divorce. Through these Scriptures, God is indicating one reason for marriage. Yes, He ...

Created on 11 April 2017

7. Why You Can Have Unceasing Joy No Matter the Heartache

"God gave us free will to choose mind over matter or let the matters of life control our minds. The choice is ours, and that important choice will determine the direction of our faith and our ability to ...

Created on 07 April 2017

8. Soul-Healing Words for the Hurting Wife Suffering a Divorce

...  because she thinks she's helping. That happened to the divas and me all the time as we were going through our divorces. Here's a list of the some of the things people said to us. "You'll find someone ...

Created on 17 March 2017

9. Subtle Behaviors That Can Definitely Drag Your Marriage to Divorce Court

... d have ended tragically. A simple bad turn literally took us down a scary road. In marriage, the same can be true. Simple turns can lead to bad behavior that can take a relationship down a road to divorc ...

Created on 09 March 2017

10. Crucial Steps to Healing After a Heart-Numbing Divorce

... as gone? A. He stayed in touch frequently, especially with the children. We worked out a plan that he would have the children every third weekend. He was very generous with money until the divorce. Q. T ...

Created on 06 March 2017

11. Steer Clear of These 4 Subtle Yet Toxic Marriage Killers

My husband, Mark, and I have been getting ready to celebrate our 34th anniversary, and 25 of those years were happy ones. Marriage has always been up and down for us, but six years ago, Mark really lost ...

Created on 07 February 2017

12. Wrestling With Abuse in a 'Christian' Marriage

... d when He created marriage. But in our broken world, too many face the reality that their "Christian" spouse is abusive. What then? It may seem easy to look on from the outside and say, "God hates divo ...

Created on 07 February 2017

13. 3 Prayer Strategies to Make Your Marriage Rock-Solid

Happy and lasting marriages always contain one core, but seemingly elusive, element: prayer. Prayer releases a relational resource into the marriage and family. Hearts are filled with peace; we have energy ...

Created on 27 January 2017

14. 5 Ways to Win Your Unbelieving Spouse to Christ

You cry. You pray. You wonder how long you can hold on. You wrestle with guilt and loneliness. You look at other Christian couples with envy. If you're a believer, daily life has special challenges when ...

Created on 17 January 2017

15. 5 Joy-Filled Tactics to Resuscitate Your Marriage

Wouldn't you love a new marriage for 2017? Have you been making some New Year's resolutions? Or perhaps you gave that up long ago, believing that doing so just sets you up for failure and disappointment. ...

Created on 04 January 2017

16. These 3 Common Lies Ruin Christian Marriages

Is your marriage turning out as you thought it would? Probably not. What you believed about marriage before saying "I do" has been seriously altered by reality. And some false beliefs about marriage can ...

Created on 13 December 2016

17. Vital Questions to Help You Spiritually Discern if He's Mr. Right

I consider the decision to marry (and whom we choose to marry) the most important decisions a person can make, apart from saying yes to the grace of God working in our lives unto salvation. Some Christians ...

Created on 12 December 2016

18. Divorce-Proof Your Marriage With These 5 Rock-Solid Truths

Recently I talked about the 3 biggest false beliefs people hold on to when it comes to marriage. What you believe about marriage will affect how you approach the challenges that come to every couple. So ...

Created on 09 December 2016

19. Only One Thing Can Repair Your Broken Marriage

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the Lord (Prov. 18:22, MEV). My father once received a handsome Swiss watch from some good friends. After he had worn it for a while, the watch ...

Created on 06 October 2016

20. What Indulging in Celebrity Gossip Does to Our Hearts

"It's the biggest divorce in Hollywood history." That's what all the entertainment tabloids are saying about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's divorce. Hollywood's cameras capture—and we devour—every marr ...

Created on 30 September 2016