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August 2018

August 03, 2018

Don’t Talk to Me Like That

Relationships are the products of words. Good relationships and good marriages are the result...

August 02, 2018

The Deception of Porn and Erotica

I’ve seen many marriages fail when a husband or wife (and sometimes both) begin thinking...

August 01, 2018

Prioritizing God and Church

Every family will have different priorities. Some they’ll have in common with their friends and...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

There is Always Hope

Right now you are reading a short devotional about marriage. Maybe it arrived in your...

July 30, 2018

The Beginning of Healing in Our Marriage

When Karen and I first married, we had problems. Our relationship was a constant struggle...

July 29, 2018

4 Things You Should Never Ever Do in Marriage

My great-grandfather was a wise, tough, hard-working Indiana farmer who was married for almost seventy...

July 28, 2018

Why Husbands Should Submit to their Wives

I have a distant relative who loves his church, loves his children, and seems very...

July 27, 2018

The Power of Your Words

I make my living speaking words, and that's a responsibility I don't take lightly. The...

July 26, 2018

The Enemy of Sexual Fulfillment: Unresolved Anger

We don’t always talk about it in church or among our friends, but sexual problems...

July 25, 2018

Where Are You Investing Your Treasures?

When Karen and I married, I was obsessed with two things: golf and work. They...

July 24, 2018

Irreconcilable Differences?

I started working in a hardware store when I was nineteen years old. One day...

July 23, 2018

Understanding Your Wife’s Needs

There is nothing that makes a woman feel more secure than a selfless, sacrificial male....

July 22, 2018

“My spouse cheated! Now what?”

My wife Ashley and I love encouraging married couples from all over the world through...

July 21, 2018

Marital Submission for WIVES in the Modern Age

The word “submission” carries a lot of negative assumptions with it in this day and...

July 20, 2018

Training Your Mouth for Marriage

Proverbs 18:21 says Death and life are in the power of the tongue. That's an...

July 19, 2018

Men and Women Have Different Levels of Sexual Need

I’ll never forget the young couple I counseled several years ago. They were on the...

July 18, 2018

Priorities: What Do You Value?

Sorry…it’s just not a priority for me right now. That guy really needs to get...

July 17, 2018

An Optimistic View of Marriage

“Those who marry will face many troubles in this life.” (1 Corinthians 7:28) Leave it...

July 16, 2018

Understanding Your Husband’s Need for Honor

This is something all wives need to know: the number-one need of a man is...

July 15, 2018

12 Summertime Date Night Ideas

Summertime is here! It’s one of our favorite times of year. The kids have sticky...

July 14, 2018

4 Way a Wife Can Unintentionally Break Her Husband’s Heart

I’m going to make a confession to you that many men will try to deny,...

July 13, 2018

How to Make Marriage Fun

If you're like most couples, you fell in love while doing fun things together. You...

July 12, 2018

When It Comes to Sex, Men are Visual and Women are Emotional

When Karen and I first got married, I was completely ignorant about the inherent sexual...

July 11, 2018

Priorities

The Bible is crystal clear about our priorities: Put God first. Put people second. Matthew...

July 10, 2018

The Confluence of Two Rivers

In Colorado, two mighty rivers course through the state’s mountains and foothills. These independent bodies...

July 09, 2018

Where Do You Put Your Trust?

Last week we talked about how we, as Christians, should rely on God to meet...

July 06, 2018

What Marriage Really Means

What does it mean when you stand before your friends and family and get married?...

July 05, 2018

God Created Sex

Let’s talk about sex. In the second chapter of Genesis, God created the institution of...

July 04, 2018

Freedom and Responsibility

One of the most basic truths in Scripture is the doctrine of personal responsibility. It’s...

July 03, 2018

Great Marriages Don’t Just Happen

Imagine this: You’re sitting in Carnegie Hall, watching one of the world’s greatest violinists perform...