The Importance of Self-Care in Relationships
Nurturing Yourselves and Each Other In the whirlwind of modern life, it’s easy for couples to get caught up in the demands of work, family, and daily responsibilities. Amidst the…
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5 Ways People in Thriving Marriages Serve Each Other
Thriving couples are for each other. When you truly believe that the people around you are for you, something within you relaxes. You hold your head a little higher and…
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Can Your Marriage Save the World?
One of the most unusual verses in the Bible about marriage might be 1 Corinthians 7:29 (NLT). But let me say this, dear brothers and sisters: The time that remains…
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To the Moon!
A friend recently sent me a clip from a show that ran from the 1950s through the 1970s called The Honeymooners. It starred Jackie Gleason and Sheila MacRae, who played…
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Selfless Love
I believe the romantic love celebrated on Valentine’s Day is something to continually weave throughout a marriage, not just one day of the year. Yet Hallmark cards leave out an important word…
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Taking Care of Me
My wife, Sheri, had torn a tendon and needed rotator cuff surgery. On our drive home from the visit with her orthopedic surgeon, we reviewed the surgeon’s prognosis. Post-surgery, Sheri…
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Is Your Marriage Weird?
What is God Calling You to Be? Recently, I was challenged with the following question: Is God calling me to be “weird” or “normal” in the eyes of others? I…
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A Strong Hope
Our Spouse Feels a Strong Hope When We Encourage Their God-Given Abilities There are specific grace-filled exercises we can add to our marriage that empower us to use our words…
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31 Days to a Happy Husband
It’s been said that a woman speaks on average twenty thousand words per day. Let’s make the above-average decision to use some of those twenty thousand words to tell our husbands how much we respect and admire them.
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