Marriage Update Archives

Day in and day out living will bring many minor annoyances. You must have a plan on how you will deal with these irritants.

People only say, “It’s the thought that counts” to dull the pain of a crummy gift. Many women will feel the sting of unmet expectations this...

You’d like to be one of those couples that prays together daily and models what a spiritual home should look like. But if you’re like us, you’re...

My greatest fear was a broken home for my own children. And yet that's exactly what happened. Time for a leap of faith.

When you blend two families with different hurts, histories, habits and traditions, you simply have to allow room for awkwardness, insecurities and...

Because at the heart of it, real love is all about sacrifice. About the giving of yourself, in ways big and small.

Traditional wedding vows include noble and Godly commitments. But they also have one glaring omission.

If high school chemistry has taught us anything, it’s that science experiments have predictable outcomes. Whether the mixing of two chemicals...

If you become obsessed with your longing to feel loved, you will become more preoccupied with self-satisfaction than with building a happy...

Let’s put Ephesians 5:22 in context. This passage is all about empowerment for EVERY member of the family.

Often those things that matter the most to us get in the way of our first loves.

We were created for connection. Certainly God had connection in mind when he created male and female—each to complement the other. Each were...

Many couples don’t understand how something as sterile-sounding as “commitment” can translate into lifelong love and happiness.

Marriage is an amazing gift from God. Yet the greatest gifts aren’t always cherished the way they should be. Many times, we start looking for the...

Is marriage even worth it when it causes so much pain?