Will Smith’s desire to stand up for his wife raises the question: What’s the best way to defend your spouse?
Healthy Marriage
Women who do not understand why their husband isn’t initiating sex can often personalize it and struggle emotionally.
It is Christ alone who gives us the power to love others in a committed way.
Learn how embracing your God-given gender roles in marriage can bring vitality, joy and security into your relationship.
It’s hard work to rebuild trust and intimacy after the betrayal of infidelity, but when both partners are willing to do the work, it’s worth it.
If we want our marriage partnership to be beautiful, meaningful and lasting, then we ought to be living out God’s grace by extending it. And that means building each other up one word at a time.
Who’s the spiritual leader in your family? Some husbands may be intimidated by their wife and don’t want to fail, so they do nothing. Maybe the best solution is to let God work in their lives.
Imagine if couples were willing to give up some of the good things in their marriage to let the better things thrive — and if they said goodbye to the activities that take resources from their relationship.
Homecoming is fraught with emotion and expectation. Ensure a smoother transition for growing together after being apart that includes the simple joys of family and clear, steady communication.
A mentor is someone you can turn to for wisdom and support — and someone who can help you make the most of your marriage.
Have you ever pondered the question, “What is the secret to a lifelong love?” Erin Smalley offers three secrets to building your marriage amid the changing seasons of life.
Do you want to draw closer as a couple in the new year? Try sharing and then setting your goals for the next 12 months together.
Many marriages are blessed with a spouse who is a live-life-to-its-fullest spender, while the other spouse saves each penny. But too often, husbands and wives end up feeling like they’re on opposing teams.
When conflict arises in a thriving marriage, both partners win when they remember that, ultimately, they’re on the same team.
If your approach to conflict resolution is going nowhere, you may need a heart change. Try these five ideas.
Our childhood experiences and relationships with our parents affect the way we relate to our spouses. There are five unhealthy love styles we develop as a result of our trauma as kids. Here’s how to identify each.
Laughter helps us avoid taking ourselves too seriously and is a great stress reducer. If your marriage is anything like Mark and Debbie Gungor’s, it has its fair share of stress.
Denying our own interests doesn’t come naturally, but it conditions us toward a more sacrificial love. Dying to self proves we’re serious about loving our spouse in the same way Christ loves His church.
Have you heard about the other way of writing the word “intimacy”?—”INTO ME, SEE.” There’s a valuable piece of marital wisdom embedded in this clever play on words.
What is a marriage? It’s a question well worth pondering.
