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How to Fight Marriage Disappointment with the 70% Mind-Set
Most people would agree that Billy Graham was one of the most exemplary Christian men who ever walked the face of the planet. But his wife, Ruth, once quipped, “I’ve…
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What is the Biblical Perspective on Dating?
The Bible never uses the word dating, but it talks about marriage. I define “dating” as the process a single person goes through to find the right person to marry.…
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What is SYMBIS?
Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts Tom and Laura came to see us just nine months after their wedding. They had swallowed the happily-ever-after myth whole and were now feeling…
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4 Expectations That Injure a Marriage
Expectations are critical for the success of any good relationship—especially a marriage. If you have false expectations, you will have trouble in your marriage and in every other relationship in your…
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What United Airlines Teaches Us About Marriage
I’ve gotten virtually no work done for the last two days. I’ve been riveted by the story of the Aviation Security Guards in Chicago violently dragging a 69-year-old male physician…
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Millennials Divorced from Reality
Marriage is a pretty simple concept — you fall in love and share your life together. Our great grandparents did it, our grandparents followed suit, and for many of us, our…
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My Husband Wasn’t the Spiritual Leader I Wanted!
I Needed Him to Lead Spiritually As a young wife, I (Erin) can remember the disappointment I felt in my husband, Greg, as the spiritual leader of our family. Often…
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10 Secrets to a Happier Marriage
We all have a number of myths we tend to believe about marriage. But true happiness is not found in your relationship with your husband, but in your relationship with…
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8 Ways to Cultivate a Happy Marriage
I come from a long line of broken marriages. So as a young bride, I wanted to learn the secret to a happy, lasting marriage. For help, I looked to…
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