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6 Sneaky Ways Shame Can Undermine Your Marriage

How can we spot shame’s effects and change the tide of our hearts to be able to truly accept the forgiveness we have access to? Here are 6 ways...

6 Sneaky Ways Shame Can Undermine Your Marriage

10 Ways to Avoid Crazy In-Law Interactions

Sometimes in-law relationships can fall apart. We cannot “fix” other people, but the Lord can change us and fix relationship messes in His own time...

10 Ways to Avoid Crazy In-Law Interactions

10 Ways to Better Understand Your Husband

I’m sure you are aware of the ways you and your husband differ in your background and personalities. You may also have different ideas about how to...

10 Ways to Better Understand Your Husband

How to Express the True Meaning of Respect

What does "respect" really mean? How can you show it through your actions?

How to Express the True Meaning of Respect

How to Avoid the Most Common Fights about Money

Whatever the situation is in your home, finances bring a unique set of challenges. We have to know how to avoid the common things that drag us into...

How to Avoid the Most Common Fights about Money

What Is Lust? 4 Ways to Avoid Falling into This Sin

God’s design for sexuality was intended for one woman and one man within the bonds of marriage. It was His desire all along for sexual intimacy to...

What Is Lust? 4 Ways to Avoid Falling into This Sin

What Are You Teaching Your Kids by Your Unhealthy Marriage?

At every turn, we lay the groundwork for our children’s decision-making in the future. Here are some lessons your kids are learning from your...

What Are You Teaching Your Kids by Your Unhealthy Marriage?

10 Signs of Emotional Abuse in a Relationship

Any relationship can include emotional abuse. At the core of all abuse is the need to have power and control. Any one of us can feel the need to...

10 Signs of Emotional Abuse in a Relationship

4 Steps for Responding to Hurt in a Godly Way

Something we learn very early on in our marriages is that we have zero control over how our spouse speaks to us or act towards us. But, there’s...

4 Steps for Responding to Hurt in a Godly Way

Why Did We Get Married in the First Place?

God calls us to remember our marriage covenant with him. If we could likewise remember the reasons why we chose this marriage relationship to begin...

Why Did We Get Married in the First Place?

7 Secrets to a Love That Lasts

Here are some tried and true mindsets to practice so your marriage can withstand the test of time.

7 Secrets to a Love That Lasts

4 Ways to Overcome Complacency in Your Marriage

There is a tendency to grow complacent with those closest to us. And as we get comfortable in our relationship, it’s easy to lose the...

4 Ways to Overcome Complacency in Your Marriage

8 Warning Signs That You Expect Your Husband to Be God

Have you ever considered that your husband can become an object of idolatry? How do you know for sure if your husband has become an idol? Here are...

8 Warning Signs That You Expect Your Husband to Be God

5 Ways to Make Every Day with Your Spouse Special

How do we keep our marriage strong, connecting and heading in the right direction, even on the days we don't have time for a special date?

5 Ways to Make Every Day with Your Spouse Special

7 Ways to Be a Good Husband

Your wife is not "one of the guys" - and romance is important. Learn these tips and more from marriage expert Joe Beam.

7 Ways to Be a Good Husband