Why Sharing Hopes and Hurts Strengthen the Home
By: Nicole Braddock Bromley In the weeks leading up to our wedding, my husband and I confidently informed friends that we were setting our expectations for marriage as low as possible. Our reason was...
View ArticleRedemption in Second-Marriage Intimacy
Karen and Paul looked toward their remarriage, even though they knew they had a lot of sexual baggage from their pasts. Karen’s ex was not only a porn addict but also an abuser, and Paul’s ex was a...
View ArticleHow Marriages are Made…Not Found
Why do couples who are convinced they have found “the one” end up divorcing each other just a few years (or sometimes a couple decades) into their marriage? There was a time when they couldn’t imagine...
View ArticleTwo Become One
Marriage is meant to be the most intimate, fulfilling relationship that two people can experience. God’s Word describes marriage as a man and woman uniting to become one flesh. That is why a man leaves...
View ArticleWho Gets Your Best?
Shortly after getting the kids to bed, which sometimes is as late as 9:00pm, a usual occurrence is for my wife and I to retire to our separate desks. She to the home office, me to the couch. It’s been...
View ArticleHow to Stay Crazy in Love
The loss of passion happens to just about every married couple three to eight years after the wedding. Your infatuation-which is good only for getting you married-runs out. Communication problems crop...
View Article3 Ways to Grow Trust and Deepen Intimacy
There’s a simple formula that I use with clients in my counseling practice: Get you, be you, give you. This is the life process of maturing, and is a helpful mantra to live by. The problems occur when...
View ArticleFor Richer or Poorer or Bankrupt
My wife and I filed bankruptcy this spring. The filing makes it official, but it is actually not a very interesting event. The process of financial collapse, coming to grips with your inability to fix...
View ArticleA Celebration of Purity – Part 2
Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires” – Song of Songs 2:7 Every reader recognizes the significance of...
View ArticleHow Far is Too Far?
This age-old question is not only one teens are asking, but also women in their twenties, thirties, and beyond. With marriage often delayed and second marriages more common, women of all ages find...
View ArticleYour Fearless Marriage!
Hey. You have a minute? I’ve got a question for you. What would a marriage be without fear?” As I began to ponder what this could mean for marriage, I jotted down a few answers. A marriage without fear...
View ArticleMarriage Necessities: Jesus & Sex
Buying a car is quite an experience. The online search, dealership negotiation, and financing are challenging enough, but my dad added an entire different level—embarrassment. My dad is a “no messing...
View ArticleWhy Marriage Alone Won’t Tame Your Lust
Relationships and biblical sexual morality have long been in a state of tension, a fact which is every bit as evident in contemporary society as it was in the first century. Never one to back away from...
View ArticleDon’t Just Sit There
Here’s a common misconception men have that causes major sexual dysfunction in a marriage: Confusing the desire to be wanted and loved with being pursued (both emotionally and sexually). Everyone wants...
View ArticleWhen Promiscuity Leaves You Married & Lonely
We’d been married only a few months when I realized something was wrong. Physical relationships outside of marriage had been my status quo for years. Honestly, I assumed that part of marriage would be...
View ArticleThe Best Kind of Handcuffs Aren’t Made of Metal
“Talk about world domination!” My wife was in a busy season, so I purposefully planned an evening I knew she would enjoy—dinner at a Jazz Club, followed by an evening of romance. I intentionally let...
View ArticleHow Regular Confession Will Improve Your Marriage
Years ago, my husband and I kicked off a church retreat with a teaching on confession. Following the talk, we joined a prayer team around the perimeter of the space and invited folks to confess their...
View ArticleMarriage Monotony: Reducing Relational Boredom
The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom. —Arthur Schopenhauer While in health care, I (Rich) had the opportunity to hire two men for supervisory positions. One had 15 years of experience...
View ArticleHow to Keep Your Marriage Together When Life is Falling Apart
My husband and I just celebrated 5 years of marriage—and when I look back, I smile, remembering lots of laughter, sweet conversations, the birth of our first baby, and even the bliss of curling up on...
View ArticleThis Could Threaten Your Lovelife
I was pregnant and sex wasn’t high on the priority list (sleep and chocolate were). But one strange day when I was about 13 weeks pregnant, I was actually looking forward to some romance on a Friday...
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