Before You Were Born, God Had Plans For You
Sometimes it is important to pause and remember who we are and who our spouse is in relationship to God. I like recite Psalm 139:13-18 and personalize it to me and my husband: For you created my inmost...
View ArticleIndependence is Overrated
God was not surprised when Adam and Eve sinned. God is all-knowing and operates outside of space and time. He knew before Adam and Eve were even created that they would sin. He knew that all mankind...
View ArticleYou Build Me Up
Men and Women get their self-esteem in different ways. We each play an important role in this for our spouse. Men generally get their self-esteem from their career and by providing for their family....
View ArticleGrowing Emotional Intimacy in Your Marriage
God created us in His image, including being made with some of the same relational characteristics as the Triune God. We have the capacity and desire for connection, closeness, community, and...
View ArticleAre You Married to the Perfect Spouse?
Are you married to the perfect spouse? Before you ponder this question too long, let me make it simple for you. The answer is NO! The Bible tells us, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of...
View ArticlePractice Love
We tend to put energy and value on the things of this world that are all temporary, rather than investing our best efforts and time on the things that are of worth in this life and for eternity. We put...
View Article5 Lessons From EASTER That Will Bless Your Marriage
The story of Easter is so amazing and has wonderful truths for us to live out in our marriages. It is about Jesus dying on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins and resurrecting on the third day in...
View Article5 Great Benefits of Praying WITH Your Spouse
Pastor, Author, Speaker, Dr. Harold Sala, has been giving advice to married couples for over 55 years. Here he shares some great wisdom about praying together as a couple: 1) Prayer places us on the...
View ArticleHow to Change Your Marriage from Bitter to Better
Relationships are either getting better or getting worse. They don’t stay the same. You might say that a marriage is either getting better or bitter. If you examine the words “bitter” and “better,” you...
View Article7 Tips for Planning a Great Date Night with Your Spouse
Either spouse can plan a date night. The date night could be an evening out, or a romantic night in. One of the healthiest things a couple can do is to continue to date each other after they are...
View ArticleAm I My Husband’s Helper?
When God created Adam, he saw that Adam needed a companion. But God did not make an exact replica of Adam; He made a woman, who according to Genesis 2:18, was to be Adam’s helper or helpmate. The New...
View Article3 Ways to Grow a More Christ-Centered Marriage
The world presents a much different view of marriage than what God intended. The best efforts and wisdom of humans cannot begin to hold a candle to what God has designed. Human perceptions of marriage...
View Article3 Ways to Improve Stinkin’ Thinkin’ in Your Marriage
When things go off track in your relationship with your spouse, do you find yourself entertaining negative thoughts like, “This is never going to get better.” “I give up!” “God doesn’t care.” “God has...
View Article3 Ways to Love Your Spouse Even When They Aren’t So Lovable
Agape love is often the word used to describe the love that Jesus modeled. It is the word used to describe the type of love we as Christians are to model towards one another and is especially distinct...
View ArticleHow Does Being Made In the Image of God Impact Our Marriage?
In the very first chapter of the Bible we are told that God very uniquely created the first man and woman, Adam and Eve in his image. Genesis 1:26-28 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in Our image, in...
View ArticleThe Beautiful Interdependence Between Husbands and Wives
The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” ~ Genesis 2:18 After God created Adam and given him all the animals to rule over, God saw that this...
View ArticleAre You Stuck Together Like Glue?
God wants a husband and wife to join together as one, as we read in Genesis 2:24, For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. The...
View ArticleWhat Were They Thinking?
The Bible tells us that Adam and Eve originally dwelt in the Garden of Eden. The word “Eden” means “delight.” So they dwelt in the “Garden of Delight.” According to the Bible’s description of the...
View ArticleHow Would You Define Good and Evil?
Jesus was once asked, “What is the greatest commandment?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest...
View ArticleOh No! We’ve Become THAT Couple!”
I remember when we were dating, we could spend hours endlessly talking with each other over coffee. More than once, we would look over at another table and see a couple who were both staring off into...
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