Divorce and Remarriage Archives

Nearly all couples experience times of stress when closeness and intimacy get neglected. But problems nearly always arise if the couple fails to...

How can you get your emotional needs met when your spouse won't meet them?

In my work with marriages hurt by affairs, by far there have been more situations where the wife was unfaithful.

In my last commentary, I argued that the prevailing lack of distinction between Christian and non-Christian marriage serves as a barometer...

This past week, I awoke one evening and in almost Wilberforce fashion, the Lord seemed to set before me this “one great object”: the abolition of...

The state of marriage reveals a gaping chasm between biblical Christianity and cultural Christianity that must be closed if the church wants to be...

Years ago, a family therapist was asked, “What are the top three causes of divorce?” to which he replied, “Selfishness, selfishness, selfishness!”...

If your marriage is less than perfect and the "happily ever after" that was promised to you in childhood fairy tales is a distant dream, then...

There is much consternation over the state of marriage today. The institution itself has suffered serious social diminution—so much so that...

Is sexuality simply a private matter with no consequences for society?

Often it is the kiss of death. One says to the other, “I love you, but I’m no longer in love with you...”

By now, any observer with a modicum of moral insight is aware that marriage is an institution in crisis. Nevertheless, one of the most significant...

If you use the time you’re engaged to learn healthy relational patterns, you can avoid the hurtful patterns that creep up in marriage and often...

We have heard that line — “the kids will be better off” — a thousand times. But the sad truth is that divorce does not necessarily better the lives...

My message to the Gosselins is this: God can heal the wounds of your past and the wounds of the present in your marriage.