Christian Family Life Blog
Money Problems & Marriage Stress
Written by Special Guest Contributor: Alan Morgan. God can use this time of uncertainty and crisis as an opportunity to expose and bring to light financial struggles with your spouse. Now is the time to press into these issues and experience real freedom and healing....
Joy in Marriage During Tough Times
Written by Special Guest Contributor: Cindy Goff. Recently I've been humming the childhood Sunday school song, “I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart”. All together now, "WHERE?" "Down in my heart!"...you probably know the rest. Now you'll be humming...
How to Process Pain (Part 2) – What You Should Do
It should come as no surprise that emotional pain is an ever-present part of our human existence. The most recent lock-down pandemic has highlighted this truth. It also reveals the potential for unexpected pain in areas we might have previously considered...
How to Process Pain (Part 1) – What NOT to do.
What we decide to do with the pain we experience every day is critical. If we hold onto it and try to heal ourselves then bad things happen.
What “fruit” are you bearing?
Written by Special Guest Contributor: Cindy Goff “But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith-fulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.: Galatians 5:22-23 For many years, I had little understanding...
Hope, Where are You?
Written by Special Guest Contributor: Cindy Goff This time of quarantine is difficult for so many. I find myself distant from those I love. My lens appears to have a filter clouding my view. Normal routines and bigger dreams appear to be on hold or...
Forgiveness – A Way to Save My Marriage?
In full transparency, after 17 years of marriage and 22 years together we (Ryan and Ashlie Cook) had LOTS of need for forgiveness and reconciliation. Probably like many of you, we have way more examples of failure than success! The process of forgiveness has been one...
Has the Coronavirus Quarantine Created Marriage Conflict?
EXPOSED While many marriages and relationships have embraced this time of quarantine for the better, others have realized their marriage isn’t what they thought it was. Or maybe deep-down they knew things weren't that great, but the option to live parallel lives has...
Practicing Kindness in Marriage
Kindness is the fifth fruit of the Spirit. Kindness goes along way toward fueling enduring love between spouses. We continue with our look at the expressions of the Fruit of the Spirit in a believer’s life. (Fruit of the Spirit Blog post 5 of 9)Few things can spark...
Developing Patience in Your Marriage
Patience is the fourth fruit of the Spirit. In marriage, when a husband and wife are patient with each other, they will experience peace and be blessed as God continues perfecting their spouse. (Fruit of the Spirit Blog post 4 of 9) On busy days 25,000 people walk the...
Finding Joy in Your Marriage: Two Practices to Develop
As we continue our third of nine posts in the Fruit of the Spirit series, we are focusing on joy. Merriam Webster defines joy to experience great pleasure or delight. Joy is not the same as happiness. Happiness is an emotion and is dependent on our circumstances. We...
Three Insights for Loving Your Spouse Well
(Fruit of the Spirit Blog post 2 of 9) We get old and we get used to each other. We think alike. We read each other’s minds. We know what the other wants without asking. Sometimes we irritate each other a little bit. Maybe sometimes we take each other for granted. But...
