Is sex in your marriage ecstasy or agony? Marriage is a covenant between husband, wife, and God, and we’re to grow spiritually as a couple to help us keep the romantic ecstasy of sex alive and avoid the agony that leads to a sexless marriage or divorce. Is Your Sex Life Ecstasy or Agony? Jack […]
Married couples can learn two important lessons from a bachelor who lived a few thousand years ago: avoiding self-focus and bringing glory to Jesus. Can we learn anything from a bachelor who lived in the wilderness 2,000 years ago? It seems implausible that a man who dressed in clothes made out of camel’s hair, ate locusts, […]
By cherishing your wife, desiring your wife and loving her character, you are esteeming the “trophy” God has placed in your life and on the way to building a marriage that will last a lifetime. God’s Amazing Gift Remember as a boy when your trophies decorated the room like deer heads in a hunting lodge? […]
Connecting with your spouse is a daily choice that you must make. It is your choice in turning toward your spouse to connect or turning away to disconnect. Strong relationships are built incrementally, daily, as one partner will “bid” for connection and another will choose to turn toward or away, couples either become Masters and stay […]
Oneness in marriage can be an elusive concept, and it is not one that just happens. So what is marriage oneness, and how can you make it happen in your marriage? Oneness and Your Marriage as a Target “There is no subject where error is more dangerous…and discovery more fruitful than the oneness of the […]
Marriage has a spiritual component to it, so you must put on your spiritual armor to protect your marriage from the common enemy that is trying to destroy it. Gazing into the eyes of your soon-to-be spouse and pledging to a lifetime partnership before family and friends, you probably weren’t thinking about joining an epic […]
Marriages fail for many reasons, but knowing these 6 primary reasons marriages fail will help you avoid some of the pitfalls common to most couples. All relationships, whether romantic or friendly, start with a basic motivation of attraction. This motivation may focus on beauty, sex appeal, personality, wealth, power, intelligence, popularity, sense of humor, or […]
The importance of developing friendship in your marriage helps make your marriage healthy and sustainable. Over 29 million Americans watched the recent wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The God-honoring ceremony held in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle uplifted marriage, reminding viewers of the joy and commitment at the heart of the relationship. […]
There are 8 character traits for a great marriage we can learn from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. By Don and Sally Meredith, founders, Christian Family Life “Character is destiny,” proclaimed one Greek philosopher. “The true test of a man’s character,” legendary college basketball coach John Wooden said, “is what he does when no one […]
What do you do when your spouse loses a job? Here are 5 things you can do to help the situation when a spouse loses a job. The Bad News when Someone Loses a Job I heard the garage door opening. It was only 5 o’clock. Don certainly was home early. Lately he had been […]
