Making Marriage Easier
Are You Listening? When I received an email invitation to write a book with the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Five Love Languages, Dr. Gary Chapman, I…
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Cultivating Intimacy: Rediscovering Connection in a Busy World
In the hustle and bustle of daily life, it’s easy for the intimacy in our relationships to get lost in the chaos. Between careers, household responsibilities, and social obligations, couples…
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From “Me” to “We”: Merging Lives Successfully in Marriage and Engagement
Marriage is often described as the union of two individuals, but in reality, it is the merging of two lives into one cohesive unit. The transition from “me” to “we”…
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One Change Makes a Difference
If there were one thing you could change that would make your marriage richer and more connected daily, what might it be? Usually, when speaking with someone, the conversation quickly…
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Your Flirtation Experiment
I’m not clear, exactly, how it happened, but slowly, over the last year or more, Matt and I fell out of our healthier evening habits of reading books and turning…
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5 Things Your Husband Wants to Hear You Say
Words (kind or unkind) have a tremendous impact on the emotional temperature of our marriages. Speaking words of affirmation toward my husband did not come naturally to me. Such phrases…
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5 Things Your Wife Wants to Hear You Say
Words (kind or unkind) have a tremendous impact on the emotional temperature of our marriages. Your wife wants to know what you think, but she especially wants to know what…
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Communicating About Sex: Wives, Do You Have a Fantasy?
Do you have a fantasy? Or a few? Or many, maybe? Would it surprise you that most people do? Men and women alike have sexual fantasies. Have you ever felt…
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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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Learning To Understand Your Wife Through Prayer
My wife and I met with a couple for pre-marriage counseling. The man asked, “How can I be an expert on women?” I said, “Only God can do that. Just…
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