What is the Biblical Perspective on Dating?
The Bible never uses the word dating, but it talks about marriage. I define “dating” as the process a single person goes through to find the right person to marry.…
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I Choose Not to Take You for Granted
Why do we sometimes treat the people we love the most in the worst ways? Many of us say things to our spouses we would never say to a stranger…
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Are You Good at Communicating? Communication 101
Sometimes I don’t want to talk to or listen to my wife. Even though we’ve been married since 2001 and I’ve served as a marriage pastor since 2006, I admit…
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How to Have a Great Valentine’s Day: Connect, Don’t Expect
Valentine’s Day is a day that evokes a variety of emotions. Some look forward to it with excitement about celebrating their love. Others dread it because they are alone and…
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Keeping the Romance Alive through Intentional Connection
Romancing your partner is more than bringing pleasure. It’s sharing intimacy; it’s pursuing another in emotional, physical, and spiritual ways. It’s learning about the other. It’s caring for them. It’s…
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What Do You Want Your Change to Look Like?
My husband and I got divorced before we got married. Several months into our first engagement, he abruptly severed the relationship and refused to communicate—crushing any hope of reconciliation. …
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Are You Dealing with the Pain of Marital Separation? 7 Ways to Cope
Sadness. Anger. Fear. Loneliness. Despair. Depression. Being separated from your spouse sinks you into emotional quicksand. Your emotions will paralyze you if you let them. Instead of making progress, you’ll…
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How Do You Resolve Conflict?
Like most young couples on their wedding day, we were starry-eyed lovers who had not a care in the world. Elated to begin our life together, we had no doubt…
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Marriage and Illness: How to Find Your Way By Learning to Grieve Together
“I just don’t understand why you can’t clean the garage,” Kevin declares one afternoon. He’s in a mood. We both are. I’m experiencing a bad “flare up.” That’s what we…
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When God Says No: Applying Romans 8:28 to Relationships
I met Lynna during my freshman year in college. We became friends and began to spend time together. We liked each other. I asked her on a date the next year.…
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