• Bad Marriage Communication? ( I’m not the problem . . . am I? ) How to Listen & Be Heard

    Are you quick to listen? Are you genuinely eager to hear your spouse share what is on her heart or is your marriage just another opportunity to insist that someone else listen to what you are determined to say? What does the way we communicate say about who we really are? We don’t have to…

  • What Your Wife Can’t Live Without – (Do You Know What It Is?)

    What Your Wife Can’t Live Without – (Do You Know What It Is?)

    Recharged and refilled or dry and empty . . . which one will your wife be based on your care of her heart this week? Your needs are being met but, are hers? A pitcher of water and your wife are alike. Both pour out until they are empty. Anyone can refill the pitcher but…

  • What Every Happy, Fulfilled Husband Has Learned (It’s Not a Secret!)

    What Every Happy, Fulfilled Husband Has Learned (It’s Not a Secret!)

    After all these years, she’s still my bride, my lover, my friend. I think the world of Lisa. She is my world but there’s something I had to learn about her, about marriage, about the responsibility of caring for a woman’s heart. Everyone who knows Lisa sees what I see – a capable, godly, smart,…

  • Marriage Weekend: Who is First in Your Heart, Your Spouse or Your Kids?

    When you were first married, you were absorbed with each other – just the way it’s supposed to be, right? Everyone else had to fit around this new #1 priority in your life – each other! Some rolled their eyes. Some shook their heads and “put up” with you. Some said, “They’ll get over it.”…

  • The Simple, Powerful Path to a Loving Marriage (and GIVE-AWAY of Faithful Man/Woman Wristbands!)

    The Simple, Powerful Path to a Loving Marriage (and GIVE-AWAY of Faithful Man/Woman Wristbands!)

    By the time he was 16, he was very familiar with cars. Through his twenties, they were an everyday part of his life. Even so, when I met him, he still didn’t know how to drive. He was born and raised in Manhattan. There was never a need for him to own a car and…

  • Gratitude: Are You Meeting the Deep Need in Your Wife’s Heart?

    Are you grateful for your wife? Most husbands that call themselves “Christian” (maybe most husbands, in general) would answer ‘yes’ to this question. “Of course I’m grateful for her!” Does your wife know you are grateful for her? Does she know you sincerely appreciate her and all she does for you, your kids, and your…

  • The Bad Habit Godly Marriages Have Kissed Goodbye!

    When I was in college, a friend and I rented an apartment from a Christian “power couple.” They had done it all in ministry. And their marriage . . .  straight out of Cinderella. The problem was that we saw how they actually lived, day after day, after the admiring eyes of the public were…

  • Married? Should His/Her Wish Be Your Command?

    How did something about your spouse that you thought was ‘cute’ when you were dating become the thing he/she does (on purpose!) to annoy you? And then there are all of those endless preferences . . .   ‘He is so picky! I don’t see why it’s so important to heat the coffee cup before…

  • Does the Bible Require a Man to Respect His Wife?

    Lisa and I were trying to be discreet but when your wife laughs at your jokes, what can you do? It was a small café so she kept giving me those “stop making us make so much noise” eyes. But I didn’t care. One of my goals in life is to make her laugh. We…

  • How to Give Your Spouse the Powerful Gift of Loving Words

    How to Give Your Spouse the Powerful Gift of Loving Words

    When was the last time you went a day without water? Never! Right? Even after several hours, we can get thirsty and start scouting for what we know we need. In fact, when it comes to what our bodies need – not to mention the stuff we don’t need but want – we’re pretty attentive…

  • Is Your Wife The Most Cherished Woman She Knows?

    This week many Christian couples totally out of fellowship with each other will get in the car and drive to Church to have fellowship with God and the other people there. Is this what God wants? . . . a pretense of being ‘one’ with each other, just as long as we show up in…

  • Kiss Her Like It’s The First Time, Every Time

    Do you remember when you kissed each other the first time? Lisa and I sure do . . . not because it was an epic, romantic kiss. It was more like, “Husband and Wife do Stand Up Comedy!” Our front teeth clunked together like two blocks of wood! At first, we weren’t sure what happened.…