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February 2018

February 28, 2018

My All-Time Favorite Marriage Advice

My wife Ashley and I have had the privilege of doing marriage ministry for many...

September 2017

September 19, 2017

Overcoming the Scars of Sexual Abuse

She was standing right in front of me but she seemed miles away. There was...

September 13, 2017

3 Keys to Every Healthy Relationship (Lessons I Learned From Watching “Same Kind of Different As Me”)

I recently had the opportunity to preview a new movie called Same Kind of Different...

August 2017

August 27, 2017

Is Anything “Off Limits” for a Married Couple in the Bedroom?

I was recently having lunch with a friend and he shared some frustrations he was...

August 02, 2017

The 7 Things Your Kids Will Remember About You

This past summer, my family made an epic roadtrip covering sixteen states in two weeks....

June 2017

June 20, 2017

How to Strengthen Your Marriage in 5 Minutes Per Day

Years ago there was a popular exercise DVD that claimed to help you get rock-solid...

May 2017

May 10, 2017

31-Day Marriage Devotional (a free online resource for couples)

My wife Ashley and I love working with married couples and creating resources to help...

April 2017

April 26, 2017

A Marriage Blessing

As a pastor, I officiate lots of weddings. Standing with a bride and groom to...

April 12, 2017

Six Ways Secrets Destroy a Marriage

A friend of mine recently confided in me that he cheated on his wife a...

March 2017

March 14, 2017

Ten Signs of an Emotional Affair

I recently received an email from a woman who was having an emotional affair. The sad-but-familiar...

February 2017

February 15, 2017

The advice that changed our marriage forever

My wife Ashley and I have been working with married couples for most of our own married...

January 2017

January 26, 2017

7 Ways to Protect Your Marriage in Hard Times

I was speaking to a man from our church this morning and he was telling...

January 25, 2017

3 Daily Actions That Can Transform Your Marriage

My good friend Shaunti Feldhahn is an author and social researcher who has uncovered some...

January 13, 2017

8 Things a Marriage Can’t Survive Without

The human body can survive only weeks without food, days without water and minutes without...

January 06, 2017

The ONE THING that could change your marriage forever

Below is a guest post from my friend Matt Brown. Matt is a husband, Dad, Author,...

August 2016

August 22, 2016

The BEST marriage advice we’ve ever heard

This marriage advice revolutionized our relationship. It could do the same for you!

August 16, 2016

Ten surprising facts about marriage in the Bible

These ten timeless truths could revolutionize your relationship.

August 11, 2016

9 steps to rebuilding trust in marriage

A marriage can't survive without trust.

August 02, 2016

The unexpected secret to a happy marriage

The Bible reveals a hidden and unexpected "secret" about what truly makes a marriage work.

August 02, 2016

The big business of “Mistress Dispellers”

This global trend to battle infidelity shows why so many modern marriages are broken.

July 2016

July 22, 2016

12 celebrity couples with strong marriages

With all the divorces in Hollywood, it's nice to see some famous couples who are...

May 2016

May 06, 2016

How to love your family (according to the Bible)

Raising a family is a wonderful privilege, a sacred responsibility and probably the hardest job...

April 2016

April 17, 2016

The Ten Best Marriage Tips of All Time

As the co-founder of The Facebook Marriage Page and StrongerMarriages.com, I've had the privilege of interacting with thousands...

July 2015

July 17, 2015

The 6 stages of trust in every relationship

Trust is the foundation of every healthy relationship. We treat trust like it's a mystical,...

July 17, 2015

The 5 stages of trust in every relationship

Trust is the foundation of every healthy relationship. We treat trust like it's a mystical,...

March 2015

March 04, 2015

7 ways to lose an argument with your spouse

Early in my marriage, I lost every argument. I lost because I was approaching the...

March 02, 2015

7 ways to say, “I love you.”

I remember the first time I said, "I love you," to my amazing wife, Ashley. At...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

12 causes of stress in marriage

Marriage is awesome, but it can also be really stressful some days! Every marriage faces challenges....

February 20, 2015

Dealing with “baggage” in your marriage

Last time I flew on a plane, I remember feeling shocked at how expensive it...

February 19, 2015

The 9 most important words in a marriage

(Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.com) Some people believe the philosophy..."Being in love means never having to...