Staying Power: 5 Signs Your Marriage Will Make It
People often ask us, how can I tell if my marriage will have staying power? In some cases, it may not be...
Sex Life Feel Broken? How to Rebuild It!
Today a reader is asking, “how do you reset your sex life?”
What if it’s been really difficult in the past, but now...
1 Secret Every Man Must Know About Their Wives
Every day we hear from men who desperately want help and encouragement for their wives. Most commonly, they complain that their wives...
Not Sure How to Write a Love Letter? Here Are 100 Love Letter Prompts
If you want to know how to write a love letter, check out this best list of love letter prompts on the...
My Spouse Watches Porn: Now What?
Today's post involves a wife asking Juli Slattery @ Authentic Intimacy what she should do if her spouse watches porn. A thought up front:...
How to Stop a Financial Fight Before it Starts
This is an excerpt from Cherie and Brian Lowe’s book, Your Money, Your Marriage, about how to avoid a financial fight.
Everyday after school, I...
Words Can Bring You Down
Words can bring you down, burn down a marriage, a family, a church, a workplace, a culture. It’s happening all around us.
Communication in Marriage – 3 Godly Secrets
James gave us the ultimate plan for better communication (including communication in marriage). It’s made up of three simple phrases.
Husbands: God Doesn’t Want You to Change Your Wife
God has not called you to change your wife. Instead, He has commanded you to love her as Christ loves the church.
How to Fall in Love All Over Again
Celebrating love usually isn’t something that “comes over” you. You don’t just sit around and wait to fall in love again.
Is It Way Too Easy for Your Husband to Push Your Anger Button?
If we want to get emotionally healthy, with ourselves and with others, we need to be willing to go below the surface of our anger.
4 Strong Ways to Reconnect With Your Husband
If you feel as if the previous year–or years!–has made you grow apart, let's look again at how to reconnect with your husband.
Healthy Marriage Habits: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, & Yearly
To develop a healthy marriage, it is important that two vital elements come together.
First, at some point you must draw a line...
It’s Complicated – But It Doesn’t Have to Be
As Facebook would attest, many of us would simply say of our closest relationships in life, “It’s complicated.”
How to Build Trust in a Marriage
After being married nearly 20 years, Kristen and I work like crazy to be on the same team and to build trust with one another.
3 Obstacles to Forgiveness, And How to Fight Them
Imagine this scenario:
Your spouse/partner has wounded you in some way. S/he has now expressed what feels like genuine remorse to you. Maybe...
3 Biblical Ways to Support Your Husband
We’ve been talking about emotional health this month, and it reminded me of something I wrote a while back about the Queen...
3 Easy Keys To Clear Communication.
Just because someone’s mouth is moving doesn’t mean clear communication is taking place. Clear communication is sharing yourself verbally and nonverbally in...
How to Minimize Marriage’s Little Annoyances.
Minimize the Little Annoyances in Marriage
It’s obvious there are some marriage issues that are so big they cannot be ignored. Left unresolved,...
10 Questions High Sex Drive Spouses Should Ask
Are you the high sex drive husband, and you’re wondering what to do because your wife rarely wants sex?
We opened the week...
The Heart Is The Heart Of The Matter. How’s Yours?
Whenever a marriage self-destructs, the heart is the heart of the matter.
In Proverbs 4:23, wise King Solomon offers a vivid picture of the...
You Can Choose a Good Marriage, Starting Today.
There's a moment in the recent film The Way Back I can't stop thinking about. Ben Affleck plays a deeply troubled, alcoholic coach of...
Don’t Let Little Annoyances Become Huge Problems
It’s obvious there are some marriage issues that are so big they cannot be ignored. Left unresolved, these large and painful issues can...
When Helping Isn’t Helping You OR Your Spouse
The scene is a couple driving in the car on the way to dinner:Silence for several minutes.“What’s wrong?”“Nothing.”A few more minutes of...
How to Unconditionally Love An Imperfect Spouse
Chet was being a jerk at a family gathering and a relative called him out on it. On the way home, he...
Husbands Don’t Need To Be The “Tie-Breaker”
When we give husbands "tie-breaker" power, do we end up damaging intimacy?
Often the best conversations on this blog don’t happen in the...
What To Do When You’ve Hurt Your Spouse
Have you ever hurt your spouse in some way? All right, so it’s a trick question. Of course you have hurt your...
How Do You Dole Out Your Household Chores?
Household chores represent probably the most pressing “minor issue” in marriage for a lot of couples because it’s a conflict that never...
Quality Time Quick Tips: Simple Ways to Connect.
I took a selfie of my wife and I recently. At the top of the page, you can see Michelle and I...
Are You Thinking About What You’re Thinking?
If we want a healthy marriage, if we want a marriage that is marked by cherishing, we have to think about what we...
Take Off The Disguise When You’re With Your Spouse
The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. He said to them, “You are the ones who...
Persevering Love: How To Survive the Tough Times
If you want to safeguard your marriage against the storms and struggles of life, if you want a deeper bond and a...
Husbands, Help Carry Your Wife’s Mental Load.
It’s the last day of our emotional labor and mental load series!
We wrapped up the big teaching points yesterday talking about how...
Loving, Not Resenting, That Your Spouse is Different.
I have sought to suck the marrow out of life. Since I am married for life, I want to be intensely married, to explore...
3 Simple Habits For Better Communication
The ministry of serving love involves discovering and meeting needs. Being committed to serving love is one thing; knowing how to discover and...
Hero Worship: The 1 Thing That Will Kill a Marriage
It’s a cliché now for people to proclaim, “When I was a young boy, my dad was my hero. When I became...
All Marriages Are Imperfect. And All Can Improve.
“You know, your prayers are pretty shallow. Why don’t you pray a real prayer?”
The young man was reeling—was she really going to leave him...
Reclaim Your Weekend In Four Simple Steps
“I ran across this blog and liked it. The word “Sabbath” means rest and I liked what Martha White had to say...
The 2nd Half of Marriage. Prepping for Life Post Kids.
Emily is a gifted interior design artist. After the birth of her third child and her decision to homeschool her children, she...
Your Marriage Needs Less Tongue, Not More.
I’ve heard a lot of people comment that life right now feels like the movie “Groundhog Day”—the same thing over and over...
The Only Person You Need ISN’T Your Spouse
This week I’m excited to announce that a book I’ve been talking about for months is finally available: Together Through the Storms by Sarah...
Dare to Find the Positive During This Pandemic
As the weeks of pandemic cascade into months of avoidance of our human kind to save lives, new norms are settling in. ...
My Husband Won’t Touch Me … Now What?
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Laura Doyle of https://lauradoyle.org/
Are you tired of begging for attention from your husband? If he...
4 Ways to Navigate Covid-19: A Survival Guide
Life in 2020 is filled with concerns about health, jobs, and the economy. Yet your most worrisome problem right now might not be...
3 Keys to a Healthy Family During Covid-19
“In case you missed this over the weekend, here it is in blog form. If there is anything HomeWord can do to...
How To Build a Marriage That Has No Regrets
To answer before listening, that is folly and shame. –Proverbs 18:13
Like most, I have some significant regrets in my life!
I have several...
A Strong Marriage Based on Strong Communication
Is communication a strength in your marriage? Or a weakness? Do you and your spouse connect well?
Strong communication is the process of...
“True or False?” Don’t Turn Love Into a Test
This morning, I met with a group of friends to encourage each other in our marriages. As we talked, one of the...
How to Treat “Soul Cancer” In Your Marriage
So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your...
The 4 Common Mistakes Newlyweds Make
Just about every day for the last 14 years I’ve given my life to helping pre-married and newlyweds prepare for and start...