Tag: relationship

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 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…
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…
The Bible and Better Sex For Husbands and Wives

One of the big expectations for marriage is a great sex life. Some have challenges right from the start but for many, the early days/months/years are just that – great! Yet, despite the hopes and intentions, ‘life’ has a way of sapping the energy, focus, frequency, and joy right out of this aspect of so…
Christian Kids Dating in a “Hook-up” Culture

We talk a lot about the importance of dating your husband/wife after marriage but, dating before marriage . . . it’s minefield for just about everyone! From Josh Harris’s book, ‘I kissed dating goodbye’ to ‘anything goes on your first date’, it’s a pretty confusing, difficult world for a young Christian trying to navigate in a…
The Power to Build Up or to Tear Down – How Do You Use Your Power?

It’s the end of the day or the week and you’re coming together to connect. Is this the moment to “unload” on your husband/wife all that is wrong with your day? Sometimes the smallest adjustments can have the biggest positive impact. I can remember coming into the room at the end of a day and…
What Does It Mean to Be a Faithful Man?

What if the world were filled with faithful men . . . faithful to God, to their wives, and to their children? Men like that are in short supply these days, even in places where everyone claims to love God. Even in Church, among “believers” it’s common to hear of men who have been unfaithful…
How to Deal with Conflict With the One You Love

When you got married, you weren’t thinking much about conflict and arguing, were you? And yet, weeks, months, years on, disagreement has become a regular feature of your lives together, hasn’t it? How do you handle disagreement and conflict in your marriage? Do you honor each other and preserve your love and respect? Or, are…
Why You Should Continue Dating Your Girlfriend Even After You’re Married!

Remember when you met the woman you we’re going to spend the rest of your life with? It was awesome, wasn’t it?! You loved her. You loved spending time with her. You loved talking, walking, sharing life . . . sharing everything! And what you did, especially well back then – you made her feel…
Do You Realize the Powerful Impact of Your Marriage? – Interview with Aaron & Jennifer Smith, Marriage After God

He was highly intelligent, handsome, focused, intense young man in his mid-twenties who, I was certain, would make a great husband. But he was on a different path. Despite being a serious believer, his life experiences had left a sour taste in his mouth about marriage and he had no intention of subjecting himself to…
When Trust Is Broken – From Conflict With Others to Restored Relationships

Conflict in relationships – we hate that, don’t we? Most people would rather have a root canal without anesthetic than deal with conflict. Yet, relational difficulties are a reality of this life, aren’t they? At some point, someone is going to give you offense . . . or . . . you are going to…