Marriage Update Archives

Marriages grow because the husband and wife are growing. Our marriages don’t exist in some strange limbo where they aren’t affected by our...

The best, most secure and stable marriages I know are not typically those that seem “happy” in the sense of self-actualization.

As many as 90 percent of those who get divorced confess that one reason for the breakup of their marriage was the unbearable loneliness of living...

God wants us to love, cherish, and enjoy our spouses. But at what point does our love become an idol?

Offering an apology for wounds you have committed can be tricky business. There are times when it may seem like nothing you say is good enough to...

Your husband struggles with attack daily. He may not talk with you about it, but the struggle is real.

I remember the moment I stood before my groom and recited my wedding vows. I certainly didn’t expect life to be perfect, but I assumed my marriage...

Many times we don’t treat our spouses with the basic courtesy that we would show to someone we had just met.

Sure, she might not get out of her pajamas until noon, but she is still working. Work is part of being created in the image of God (Gen. 1:27)....

Praying for someone who is against you not only blesses them, but leads you towards healing as well.

Unlike failing, where a man is able to pick himself up by the bootstraps and try again, being a failure has a lastingness to it—and can become a...

Is faithfulness to a spouse the only issue that should prevent us from allowing our gazes to linger?

Several years into our journey of parenting three small children, my wife Mary and I decided to take a long walk together, because there were some...

Like any healthy relationship, a good marriage requires work. No matter how compatible a couple may be or how in love they feel, there will be...

Many couples believe that the fewer differences they have with their spouse the better their marriage will be.