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No matter why, when, or with whom we take the plunge, most of us are nowhere close to understanding what it really means to tie the lifetime knot of marriage.

We should chase after God. We should pray for His plan for our lives. We should love Him with everything we have. But that’s not a formula for happiness.

Ever have someone kick you when you’re down? Be cruel when you need compassion? Meet "No-Budge Beulah."

I’m going to share my victory and the power behind on-your-knees, desperate prayer. What helps me the most in facing future fear and anxious moments is looking back on how God’s come through for me in the past.

Empathy doesn’t require surviving the exact same situation. Empathy requires a willingness to wear the same emotions.

Letting go is part of parenting. It’s the end goal of our big-picture job description—to prepare our kids to navigate the world on their own.

Every minute I spend thinking about doing one of the things on my to-do list tightens my chest, and I find myself trying to breathe under a 100-pound weight.

Whether you’re making your way toward a reconciliation or learning to love each other more, growing a good marriage is an ongoing process.

I already know I’m to be anxious for nothing. I cling to my hope in Christ. I beg for God to take away my anxiety. I pray for peace that passes understanding.

When people let you down, it hurts. But feeling like God isn’t even on your side wounds so much deeper.

It's that time of year again-- the time when we pause, look back at the year we had and then look forward to what God has in store for us. For many of us, looking forward involves setting goals for ourselves.  Whether we’re...

Have you ever prayed and prayed and prayed for God to move, to change a situation, to please help… and nothing happens?

Patience is hard.  In our fast-food, drive-thru, one-day-Amazon-delivery world, it’s a lost art. A muscle we don’t like to exercise often. Yet as Christians, we’re called upon to use that muscle. God desires for us to...

When I think of biblical contentment, three words come to mind—Peace. Rest. Hope.

Valentine’s Day. When you’re single, you dread it. When you’re dating, you look forward to it. When you’re married, you may not even celebrate it. My 17-year-old daughter and her boyfriend were talking the other day, and he had a strong opinion...

When I pray, I think power, praise, and prone. Those three ideas drive the moments I spend prostrate at His throne.

When it comes to saying, “Thy will be done,” and meaning it, I have a lot to be afraid of. Because me taking the easy way out is never in His will—at least not for me. Each time I pray for God to whisk the hard things away, His answer is no.

50-50 sounds ideal if we lived in an ideal world. 100-100 is great advice but not very practical for the long haul. And what are we exactly supposed to add up to 100%? That day? That month? That season? Should marriage be 50-50 is the wrong...

God worked over many, many years to bring our marriage back from the brink of divorce.

“Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.” Lord, like David in Psalms 4, we cry out to you as our authority and the author of true mercy. Thank You for being a God of...