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20 Ways to Divorce-Proof Your Marriage
The divorce rate has actually been on a steady decline since the 90s, and it’s projected that 63% of couples that marry in the 2000s will never divorce. Still nervous? While there is no magic formula that can guarantee your marital relationship will last a lifetime, there are a number [...]
Learning Your Spouse’s Love Language
Key Thought: Oneness grows only through the consistent practice of marital love by both spouses. (Corollary: Isolation develops through the inconsistent practice of marital love by one or both spouses.) Introduction: The ability to speak the same language is critically important for people (i.e. person to person, groups, nations, etc.) [...]
Emotional Distance in Marriage
It’s a complaint I hear regularly from people looking for help for their marriages: “I feel distant from my spouse.” “I try to get my husband to open up, but instead he just shuts down.” “My wife just doesn’t seem interested in me anymore. I feel like we’re a million [...]
How to Have a Christ-Centered Marriage (Part 2)
Introduction: Prior to salvation, we were spiritually dead to God and alive to sin. As a result of being “in the flesh,” we carried out the deeds of the flesh. At the point of salvation, however, we were regenerated (“born again”) and our spirit was made alive. We were enabled [...]
How to Have a Christ-Centered Marriage (Part 1)
Introduction: Did you know that God is not in the marriage “remodeling” business? His desire is to transform your marital relationship, not reform it. The world is focused on helping couples improve their marriage as evidenced by the enormous variety of self-help books. Without transformation from the inside out, a [...]
Are You Married to an Emotionally Immature Person?
Being married to someone who is emotionally immature can be annoying and frustrating. Some describe it as having another child in the house. If you have a spouse who is not emotionally mature, this article will help you better understand the problem and address it in a constructive way. Before [...]