Customs and ideas about marriage change over the years. But God’s Word doesn’t. A recent survey (The Hill) reported that two in five young adults consider marriage an outdated tradition. Another study from the Institute for Family Studies found that nearly 80% of teens expect to cohabit before marriage. In ...
Read More »Is Your Marriage Facing Love’s Great Fall?
According to the US Census Bureau and the American Psychological Association, 40 to 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce. The reason most given is—irreconcilable differences. This means whatever the problems that this life brought to them, they could not find a way to solve them together. The overwhelming ...
Read More »Can Sexless Marriages Survive?
Not so long ago, I wrote an article entitled the “New Shoes Phase.” This is a fancy way to describe the fresh new feelings and adventures associated with the beginning phase of intimate relationships. But just as how shoes get old, the initial excitement in relationships will get old too. ...
Read More »Life Gave Me Lemons… So I Painted My Wedding Dress!
How would you feel if you got dumped one week before your wedding day? Better yet, what would you do? The typical bride-to-be would probably cry her eyes out… and then cry some more. That’s expected, but what follows the crying isn’t normally healthy nor uplifting. Not to mention, some ...
Read More »7 Strategies for a Strong Marriage
If you have been married for any length of time, you have come to realize that marriage is hard work. A good marriage does not happen on its own, but with a lot of hard work, commitment, and dedication. Research shows that Christian marriages are failing just as much as ...
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