Marriage

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  5 Lessons Couples Can Learn from the Christmas Story It may not make sense. The situation may seem impossible. The odds may be stacked against you. Trust God. Sarah Coleman Dec 06, 2023
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  4 Benefits of Marriage That Are Worthy of Celebration Married life can sometimes sound like a drag. We have heard the term “the old ball and chain” or seen the sitcoms that portray the middle years of marriage in a less-than-glamorous light. Others of us have... Amanda Idleman Dec 06, 2023
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  Learning to Receive Remember, the Lord is a Giver – He’s the Giver of life, love, and limitless grace. That means, as His daughters, we are to be receivers of His abundant life, eternal love, and endless grace. Jennifer Waddle Dec 05, 2023
• Missed Holidays (When Your Spouse Can't Be There) Now that I’ve experienced more than 30 years of handling missed holidays, I’ve come to understand that offering grace is far better than harboring anger. Jennifer Waddle Dec 05, 2023
• 20 Festive Holiday Dates for Spouses This holiday, be proactive and plan ahead to keep the spark going during the cozy season—and I don’t mean the one in the fireplace! Betsy St. Amant Haddox Dec 04, 2023
• 6 Ways to Deal with Unmet Expectations in Marriage It helps to study your partner and note their weaknesses so that you are not too gutted when they fall short. As their companion, you could also help them work on their weaknesses instead of judging them and... Keren Kanyago Dec 01, 2023
• Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Your Anger Silence allows us to sit in our anger and spin stories to ourselves about how sorry we and others should feel that we’ve endured this injustice. We start assigning false character traits to others and...
• 6 Christmas Gift Ideas Your Spouse Will Love Christmas can create undue stress as we strive to find the perfect gift for our mate. But it doesn't have to be stressful. With a little creativity and a better understanding of who our spouse really is, we... Michelle S. Lazurek Nov 30, 2023
• The 7 Commandments of Christian Marriage I have an advanced degree in counseling and hundreds of hours experience working with couples. I’ve taught marriage retreats for years. I wouldn’t say I’m an “expert” in marriage—because I’m married—and my... Ron Edmondson Nov 30, 2023
• 5 Things You Should Never Say to Your Husband Words are singularly the most powerful force accessible to humanity. We have the choice to use this power to build someone up with encouragement or destroy a person with one destructive word. We’ve been... Heather Riggleman Nov 29, 2023
• 4 Popular Fears about Marriage and How to Overcome Them What fears or societal changes might be getting in the way of marriage, and what are those of us desiring to marry at some point supposed to do about it? Here are four of the biggest fears about marriage... Meg Gemelli Nov 29, 2023
• What it Does – and Doesn’t – Mean That the Husband Is the Spiritual Leader of the Home No one bears more responsibility for the spiritual trajectory of his household than the spiritual leader of the home, the husband. Husbands must lead by example, leading their wives and children in prayer,... Joel Ryan Nov 28, 2023