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April 2019

April 30, 2019

The Role of Freedom in Financial Success

Freedom in Christ is a huge deal for followers of Jesus. Because of his grace,...

April 29, 2019

The Role of Faithfulness in Financial Success

Every time a new year comes around, I usually start it with money on my...

April 26, 2019

The Role of Contentment in Financial Success

Throughout our ministry, Karen and I have met people from many walks of life. People...

April 25, 2019

The Role of Stewardship in Financial Success

Early in our marriage, Karen asked if she could give $40 to our church. At...

April 23, 2019

The Role of Ownership in Financial Success

I’ll never forget how shocked I was when I first heard that half of the...

April 22, 2019

Confrontation with Praise and without Blame

We talked about confronting our spouses with a balance of kindness and love, and doing...

April 19, 2019

Confrontation with Kindness

In marriage, there will be many occasions when we must confront our spouses about something...

April 18, 2019

The Power of Listening

Have you ever been talking to your spouse only to get the impression that he...

April 16, 2019

The Power of Praise

“With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord: ‘He is good; his love to...

April 15, 2019

The Power of Mutual Concern

Have you ever talked to someone who wouldn’t look you in the eye? Have you...

April 12, 2019

The Power of Words

One day, on television, I watched the famous comedian Jonathan Winters speak openly about his...

April 11, 2019

Make an Effort to Have Fun Together

One thing I tell Karen all the time is that there is no one in...

April 09, 2019

Modesty, Comparison, and a Man’s Sexual Appetite

A dream marriage is the kind of marriage where both the husband and wife are...

April 08, 2019

Let Your Husband Fail

A man’s greatest need is to be honored, especially by his wife. Almost any woman...

April 05, 2019

Don’t Be Controlled by Emotions

“The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears...

April 04, 2019

Weak Husbands and Dominant Wives

No one would have dreamed Brad and Sue had marriage problems. From the outside, their...

April 02, 2019

When Wives and Mothers Work Outside the Home

Have you noticed a trend lately? Maybe it’s less prevalent in the more conservative, traditional...

April 01, 2019

Wives and Mothers Hold Our Society Together

“Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord…” (Eph. 5:22). Does that verse make...

March 2019

March 29, 2019

The Importance of Male Leadership

When I counsel men and women who are having marriage problems, one of the most...

March 28, 2019

Husbands, Open Up

I have counseled many couples where the husband refused to open up and talk to...

March 26, 2019

The Need for Open Communication

Communication is a vital part of any marriage, and a marriage not marked by open,...

March 25, 2019

The Importance of Non-Sexual Affection

I grew up in a family that was not very affectionate. My older brothers and...

March 22, 2019

The Dangers of Money to Marriages

One of the statistics that has always amazed me is that half of all couples...

March 21, 2019

The Distracted Husband: Values and Conflict

There are multiple factors behind broken marriages, but many of them are the result of...

March 19, 2019

The Distracted Husband: Performance and Greed

I’ve counseled many couples who are suffering due to a distracted husband. His attention is...

March 18, 2019

Women Are Not Weird, and Neither are Men

After 18 years of marriage and having counseled thousands of women, I can tell you...

March 15, 2019

Marriage and the First Car

Shortly before my daughter’s sixteenth birthday, we began looking for her first car. Like every...

March 14, 2019

The Distracted Husband

One of the most common problems in today’s marriages is distraction. Specifically, a distracted husband....

March 12, 2019

The Immoral Husband, Part 2

One of the most destructive types of husbands is an immoral one. When immorality is...

March 11, 2019

The Immoral Husband, Part 1

When it comes to examples of husbands behaving badly, we need look no further than...