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1. This Spirit-Led Advice May Help Save Your Marriage

During premarital counseling, my husband and I learned many valuable lessons, but the one lesson that carried over to this day, six years later, is one particular piece of advice our pastor gave us. About ...

Created on 16 January 2020

2. 3 Kinds of Godly Goals That Will Bless Your Marriage Relationship

...  just happen; it takes pursuing. Don't fall into the trap of saying "My wife won't have sex" or "My husband just won't talk," and therefore intimacy is impossible. Those can be specific expressions of int ...

Created on 14 January 2020

3. 8 Daily Tasks to Become a Better Lover to Your Spouse

I like to remind my clients and people I work with that being a lover to your spouse is an intentional process. When I use the term "lover," I'm not in any manner alluding to sex or sexuality. I mean you ...

Created on 24 December 2019

4. What Your Spouse Really Wants for Christmas

... to enter your spouse's world in a way that's important to them. If your husband is into hunting but you're not, offer to spend an afternoon at a sports shop or a day in the woods together. If your wif ...

Created on 12 December 2019

5. What Holy Spirit Fruits Are You Serving Your Spouse?

Eating is a wonderful part of our lives. I love going to restaurants that serve meals created with excellence. It does not matter if it is a burger, filet mignon, french fries or lobster, if it is done ...

Created on 06 December 2019

6. 'Is My Marriage Toxic?' 3 Ways You Can Know for Sure

... does not mean your marriage is toxic. We are not talking about your spouse not meeting your needs. If your husband or wife is not engaging in sex with you that's sad and needs to be worked on—but that's not ...

Created on 08 November 2019

7. This Everyday Item Has the Power to Destroy Your Marriage—Don't Let It

... s the handling of money from a developmental role. A husband and wife in a Christian marriage can be a financial child, financial adolescent or financial adult. If both husband and wife are at differe ...

Created on 06 November 2019

8. When Your Spouse Hurts You, Try These 4 Spirit-Fueled Responses

... r whatever)." Other people expect their spouse to meet all their needs, read their minds and overlook their faults while responding perfectly at all times. When the husband doesn't pay enough attention, ...

Created on 14 October 2019

9. 5 Grace-Filled Tips for the Spouse Who Is Also a Caregiver

If your marriage has had a reasonable degree of closeness and love, when one spouse becomes ill it affects the other deeply. Sure, there are the "little" things such as the flu or a necessary surgery. ...

Created on 11 September 2019

10. 6 Crucial Steps to Help Close the Gap Between You and Your Spouse

...  only feel able to engage sexually when they feel emotionally connected. Learn to communicate in the way your wife needs you to. 3. Make the mental switch. Connection begins by intentionally turning to ...

Created on 26 August 2019

11. 3 Powerful, Prayerful Tips for Reconnecting With Your Spouse

...  frustration, overwhelm or other pressures. Your husband responds with anger when you try to talk. Why? Your wife continues to criticize you in public. Why? Your spouse may very well be wrong. But seeki ...

Created on 24 July 2019

12. 3 Things Not to Do When You Feel Disconnected From Your Spouse

...  there are different seasons in a marriage. But if unaddressed, that feeling of disconnection can grow, and before you know it, you feel like you're living more as roommates than as husband and wife.  ...

Created on 17 July 2019

13. Why 'Helper' in Gen. 2:18 May Not Mean What You Think

A few years ago, at a wedding reception in Ontario, Canada, Sue and I were seated with a Jewish businessman and his wife who are quite orthodox in their faith and fluent in Hebrew. We had a great time ...

Created on 16 July 2019

14. The Secret Ingredient That Can Make Your Marriage Work

The trash didn't get taken out—again. His underwear is there on the floor—again. She was late getting ready—again. He didn't listen—again. She made an excuse to say no—again. Should you have to put up ...

Created on 26 June 2019

15. Why Your Husband Can't Read Your Mind

Romance novels, movies, TV shows and magazines love to paint unrealistic pictures of what modern loving relationships look like. I have a strong disdain for "princess movies" that make girls think a handsome ...

Created on 13 June 2019

16. 5 Life-Changing Steps to Take if You've Messed Up in Your Marriage

Marriage is the union of two sinners. You can be sure your spouse will mess up; that's what sinners do. And the same goes for you. Whether you knew better or not, you will fail your husband or wife in som ...

Created on 10 June 2019

17. 3 Christlike Commitments to Help You Win at Marriage

This week, Steve and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. Recently, a young medical student asked me what the secret has been to keeping our marriage strong through the years. As I've mulled that ...

Created on 07 June 2019

18. 5 Life-Changing Questions Every Married Person Should Ask

... n should ask that can significantly change both your satisfaction and your success in your most important human relationship. Some spouses primarily ask, "How can I get my husband (or wife) to do what I w ...

Created on 23 May 2019

19. How You Can Have a No-Regrets Marriage

... nd or wife dies, it's too late to love them well. Here are a few things I would encourage any married person to embrace, knowing you will want to look back at your marriage without regrets. 1. Say what n ...

Created on 16 May 2019

20. 7 Secrets to Help You Overcome Infidelity

"I wanted to die," my friend said as she dabbed tears. "I never expected he'd cheat on me. I never, ever saw it coming. I asked him if he still loved me," she said in the midst of sobs, "and he said he ...

Created on 08 May 2019