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Healthy Marriage

Your Marriage: Treasure Beyond King Tut's Gold.

Your Marriage: Treasure Beyond King Tut’s Gold!

Maybe folks need a reminder that marriage is a “wonderful thing.” Maybe they need to see a married couple – you and your spouse – treat each other as valuable as King Tut’s gold.

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No One Said Forgiving Your Spouse Was Easy

If you believe in Jesus, forgiveness is a mandate. Especially when it comes to forgiving your spouse. You don’t get to opt out.

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How to Build a Fortress of Faith for Your Family’s Future

No one ever really outgrows their childhood fort. We all long for safety. As a dad, you can help your child build a fortress of faith.

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Male Abuse in Marriage? Why an Abusive Wife Is No Laughing Matter

Can men experience abuse in marriage? Why is it so hard to see a man as a victim of abuse?

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Four Types of Communication to Strengthen Your Marriage

The key to a great marriage is communication. What kind of communication? Dr. Greg Smalley recommends couples have four key marriage conversations.

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Is Remarriage Right for You and Your Future Stepfamily?

Understanding the challenges of stepfamily living can help you make an informed decision about remarriage.

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Conversation Starters for Date Nights

The goal of a great marriage conversation is to affirm what your spouse is doing right, to exchange ideas and to offer suggestions for the future. Use these questions to get that process started.

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15 Tips To Resuscitate Your First Responder Marriage

All relationships take work, but your first responder marriage may make the Jones’ look like a coffee-fetching “internship.”

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Embrace Vulnerability for Lasting Relationships

You know your spouse because you’ve experienced life with them. You don’t just know them intellectually; you know them as an individual.

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True Intimacy Is the Heart of Marriage

Today’s culture may claim it offers sex-positive lifestyles and entertainment. But that’s not true intimacy. Intimacy involves safety and security.

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Shared Vision: A Remedy for Loneliness

One way to fight loneliness in marriage is to have a shared vision of life together.

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How to Actively Pursue Your Spouse

Today’s Scripture Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth. Proverbs 5:18, ESV Today’s Devotion Why should you still actively pursue your spouse? After all, you’re married. And you learned about each other while dating – hobbies, habits, quirks, and preferences. As it turns out, there’s quite a bit more …

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Marriage Devotion: Graduation and Life Seasons

If you and your spouse feel overwhelmed by the changes you’re facing, here’s some encouragement: You don’t face these changes alone.

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Marriage Devotional: Spiritual Intimacy

Aquila and Priscilla were united in spiritual intimacy. They shared a faith and a mission. They served God together. As one.

Marriage Devotional: Could Your Husband Be God’s Most Admired?

Boaz was not a national leader or great general. He was just an ordinary man who honored God and the people around him. God blessed him greatly.

Marriage Devotional: The Importance of Fun in Marriage

When was the last time you and your spouse did something fun together? Laughter and fun can bring you closer together and make life enjoyable.

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Marriage Devotion: Mighty Warrior

God sees us for who we will become. Sometimes we need a reminder. At other times, we should remind our spouse of God’s calling.

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Marriage Devotional: Spring Cleaning for Your Marriage

It’s time to do some spring cleaning, decluttering, and clearing out all the junk you’ve accumulated in your house and your marriage.

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Marriage Devotion: Marriage Needs a Solid Foundation

The Tower of Pisa leans because it was built on a bad foundation. Like the tower, your marriage needs a strong foundation.

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Marriage Devotion: Checklist or Treasure Hunt?

You are blessed with a priceless treasure. Proverbs 31:10 says, “An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.”