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Handling Past Relationships

Now that I’m engaged, do I have to get rid of my photos of former girlfriends?

The Enticing Fruit of False Intimacy

False intimacy promises an emotional high but leaves us empty. Learn how to identify false intimacy and replace it with biblical intimacy.

Nourish: Treat Your Spouse in Valuable Ways

When you treat your spouse with compassion, it creates a safe environment to share your deepest thoughts and feelings.

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Widowed: Living Well in the Future

Doubt about the future strikes every new widow and widower at a time when their security has been greatly shaken. Many fears and questions arise. Whether or not you’ll be able to live as well in the future is determined by three things: your income, expenses, and long-term needs.

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Finding Stability Amidst Marriage Stressors

Couples lose their orientation towards God and each other when buffeted by cultural ideology, family history and personal choices that are contrary to God’s plan.

When the Music Fades

After the Fall, the beautiful harmony within human relationships and, in fact, the entire creation, devolved into dissonance.

The Hidden Value of Conflict

Rather than making it our goal to resolve arguments, we must learn how to manage our conflicts.

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Decision Time

Are you ready to transform your marriage by putting the principles of love and respect into practice?

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What if I Only Suspect a Problem?

What you should be worried about are signs that your spouse’s use is getting out of control.

A couple sitting apart on a couch with their arms crossed and looking away from each other, representing a moment of disagreement. This scene can symbolize how healthy conflict in marriage requires space and time for both partners to reflect on their feelings.

Emotional Red Flags

Angry I’m not talking about one’s ability to experience the feeling of anger; all of us should be able to identify that God-given emotion in our lives. I’m talking primarily about frozen anger — resentment. When we hold on to anger and don’t address it, bad things often happen. There may be issues about unforgiveness in …

Money Management in Marriage

Make your marriage stronger by tackling the issue of money management in marriage.

The Overcoming Marriage

If we’re honest, all marriages have trials. Learn how to use difficulty to build an overcoming marriage and grow closer than ever to your spouse.

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Responding to the Music

God has called husbands and wives to serve as unique vessels of His love for the other.

Looking for Weeds and Noticing Your Green Grass

When you are attracted to another, use these two strategies to protect yourself and your marriage.

Interpersonal Red Flags

Non-Affectionate This is not the problem for most couples. Often there’s a need to restrain the passions that run so strong at this point in a relationship. Setting the flames of romance aside for a moment, is your friend comfortable with giving and receiving affection? Does he/she show appropriate affection to friends, parents, siblings, etc.? …

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Overcoming Role Confusion and Boundary Threats

By following a three-step process, couples from differing ethnic backgrounds can overcome the marital stressors resulting from the conflicting cultural assumptions they bring to the marriage.

Understanding Biased Perceptions

If you are seriously attracted to someone other than your spouse, chances are you’re seeing that person in an unrealistic light.

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Breaking The Reactive Cycle

Someone just “pushed your buttons” and you’re ready to push back. That’s the Reactive Cycle. But is there a better way to handle conflict?

A photo of two couples sitting in a circle, holding hands in prayer. Before you mentor a young couple, it can be helpful to understand their thinking and attitudes to best serve them.

How to Mentor a Young Couple Successfully

The Bible exhorts married couples to come alongside others to help them in their relationships. Here are some tips to help you mentor younger couples.

A photo of a young couple sitting on the couch, facing each other. You can see the back of the woman, and the man is facing her, listening intently. If there's one thing I have been working on in my marriage, it's this need reconnect with my spouse through meaningful conversation.

Reconnect Through Meaningful Conversation

Deep, meaningful conversation is a must for couples hoping to stay connected. Here are some guidelines to keep in mind.

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To Step into Your Calling, You Must First See Clearly.

Truth Rising exposes the cultural crisis we face and the bold faith it takes to confront it. Watch the film, then go deeper with a study on Hope, Truth, Identity, and Calling. You were created for this moment.

Choose to see. Choose to believe. Choose to act.