Your Marriage’s Weak Spot Isn’t Your Spouse
Everything you need to learn about marriage comes from watching women in bikinis - who knew?!? Today's post comes from the always-amazing Gary Thomas....
How to Have More Love in Your Marriage
Marriage is hard, but that doesn't mean it's always complicated. As we head into the weekend here's one simple thought for your marriage: how...
Husbands: God Doesn’t Want You to Change Your Wife
I’ve been asked several times, “Gary, what do you do when Sacred Marriage doesn’t work?”
At first, I was confused by the question....
7 Common Christian Marriage Myths. #3 Might Surprise You!
Q: We have a Christian marriage—so why is it so painful? Shouldn’t being believers shield us from the problems we’re having?
A: Many...
The 1 Vital Thing Your Spouse Needs to Hear From You Today
A quick note up front. I (Josh) love talking about how to create and sustain healthy marriages. If you are a pastor...
The Difference Between Forgiveness and Trust
Understanding the difference between forgiveness and trust is critical to every marriage. When Jason and Alisha met with my wife and I they were...
How to Find Spiritual Intimacy With Your Spouse While Raising Kids
Finding times of spiritual connection is hard in marriage no matter what, but once you have kids it can seem near impossible. Today's post...
The #1 Killer of a Marriage … and How to Get Rid of It
Over the years, we’ve heard many sad stories from people. A lot of these people were on the brink of separation or divorce, or...
Your Day Isn’t Complete Until You’ve Served Your Spouse
The way Lisa treats me might make some young women nauseous, because she serves me like we’re living in a 1950s sitcom....
Does God Prioritize Men in Marriage?
One of the biggest theological/cultural disagreements in Christian circles is how God feels about the role of men and women in marriage. Our friend...
Why You’re Overlooking Your Marriage’s Biggest Flaw
When we forget that evil exists within our own hearts; indeed, when we stop ordering our thinking and feeling around God and begin to...
Your Marriage Can Survive, Even During the Hopelessness of Depression
NO ONE GETS MARRIED EXPECTING SOMETHING LIKE CRIPPLING DEPRESSION TO DIG IN ITS DIRTY CLAWS AND WREAK HAVOC, BUT IT HAPPENS ALL...
The New Year’s Resolution That Will Save Your Marriage
I've never liked New Year's Resolutions. There are already about 18 current areas I want to improve in, so adding something to that list...
Delight: The Secret Ingredient of a Great Marriage
Can a celibate nun who was born over five hundred years ago unlock the secret to a more intimate marriage?
Yes, she can.
In...
Why My Wife Was Sneaking Out of Bed at 2 A.M.
This article comes from Jerrad Lopes, the dad and husband behind the DadTired.com community, which helps men lead their family well! Jerrad originally shared...
The Two Words that Will Kill a Marriage: “I deserve”
This past weekend the pastor at the church I attended was speaking about God's grace, and how everything at that (or really any) church...
When a Pregnancy Doesn’t Go As Planned
I was so impressed by Katie Westenberg's post yesterday I went to her site - I Choose Brave - and found her four part blog...
The 1 Thing Your Wife Needs You to Do For Her Every Day
2922 days ago on 31 March 2006 I married my wonderful and beautiful wife. On that day I made a commitment to...
“I’m Faithfully Following Jesus, So Why Is My Marriage Still Such a Mess?”
I recently met with a friend who shared openly with me about her struggles in marriage. “It’s like living with a robot!...
Is Your Marriage Under Spiritual Attack?
Is your marriage under spiritual attack? We don't talk very often about the spiritual warfare marriages face, but it's very real, and very important....
Husbands, Your Wives Need These 10 Things, They Just Don’t Know How to Ask
I remember watching What Women Want not long after its release in 2001. The movie chronicles a man, Nick Marshall, who receives a fresh...
How to Affair-Proof Your Marriage: the danger of emotional amnesia
Every Monday in the month of July we’re doing a series called “How to Affair-Proof Your Marriage.” While each week can stand alone, here...
The 1 Thing Your Christian Marriage Needs More Than Passion
Your Christian marriage needs this more than passion. One thought from Angela Duckworth’s book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance struck me as...
7 Tips for Increasing the Spiritual Intimacy in Your Marriage
Today's post comes from our friends over at Homeword. They have a lot of great resources, especially for parents, so give their site a...
Why Facing Your Past May Save Your Marriage’s Future
Today's post from Kay Bruner is a topic I (Josh) am particularly passionate about. Trauma I experienced in MY past nearly wrecked my marriage, and...
Get Out of Debt Fast, With These 10 Steps.
Debt can cause all kinds of stress in a marriage. Have you found yourself feeling hopeless, like there's no way to get...
6 Great Books to Give (or Read) for Valentine’s Day
You know you love it. Or maybe not. Regardless, Valentine's Day is coming like a freight train and you might be lacking...
You Have a Strong Marriage, When You’re Doing This Together.
I first fell in love with my wife during a conversation about an ex-girlfriend. Granted, this "ex" was a girl I dated...
Actually, Communication in Marriage Isn’t What’s Most Important. What Is Might Surprise You.
What you have probably heard is the number one problem is communication in marriage.
I don’t believe that’s the case. It’s a problem,...
The Magic Question That Will Change Your Marriage
This is the fifth post in an ongoing series from Gary Thomas featuring the message of Loving Him Well: Practical Advice on Influencing Your Husband. Since...
Husbands, We Need to Be Fully Present With Our Wives. Here’s How.
I’ve had a lot on my mind lately, but I feel like most men do. We think about our bills, the check...
Words of Encouragement Can Revolutionize Your Marriage. Here’s How.
It’s been exactly a year since Lisa went into surgery to have her tumor removed. That morning, she told me she wanted...
God Never Meant Your Marriage to Be Perfect
God never meant your marriage to be perfect.
Don’t we all wish we could say the following? “We have such a good marriage. We hardly...
4 Ways to Provide the Spiritual Intimacy Your Wife Craves
Spiritual intimacy in my (Josh's) marriage has always been tough. It's the most vulnerable part of me, and opening that up to my wife...
How to Avoid a Marital “Heart Attack”
One of the most significant, and hardest, parts of my marriage has been dealing with my past. Like so, so, so many people I...
Self-Righteousness is Satan’s Favorite Attack Against Your Marriage. Here’s What You Can Do About...
What if one of the most dangerous attitudes for believers is self-righteousness?
What if it’s possible to be “right” and toxic at the...
Why You Should Have An Accountability Partner
Can I contradict the title of this post in the first sentence? #BadBloggingHabit
I don’t like the word “accountability partner” any more than I like...
Is It Good Friday In Your Marriage? A Resurrection is Coming.
Good Friday is traditionally in the church calendar a day of grief. Today, we reflect on how Jesus was tortured, nailed to...
What Is Love? (and why are we so bad at it?)
Back in 1993 the band Haddaway released a dance track called "What is Love?" You might remember it from this old SNL skit. The...
How to Forgive Your Spouse After An Affair
An affair does not have to be the end of your marriage. Here's how to forgive your spouse after an affair.
Q: We’ve...
What Does the Bible Say About Marriage?
I want whatever we do to be based on the Bible. But what does the Bible say about marriage? Here are the Bible's top...
Generosity: The Ultimate Aphrodisiac
This week we are celebrating generosity with our friends Cherie and Brian Lowe’s new book, Your Money, Your Marriage, with a series of posts all about the...
Inject Some A.W.E. Into Your Marriage.
There’s never a better time than today to recommit to some basic marriage principles that can strengthen your bonds and inject a fresh...
What a Vacation Reveals About Your Marriage
Today's post from Gary Thomas begins talking about vacations before transitioning to something way more universal ... and convicting. There isn't a marriage that...
Three Steps to Forming Spiritual Intimacy in Your Marriage
Today's post about spiritual intimacy in your marriage comes from our friends at refineus.org.
Spiritual growth isn’t easy. Spiritual growth as a couple is even...
Prayer Will Supercharge Your Marriage (Including Your Sex Life!)
Hi Thriving Marriages community, this is Josh, the guy bringing you this content each day. In addition to running this site I...
Is Your Past Hurt Making You Kind or Cold To Your Spouse?
Today's post from Doug Fields doesn't directly mention marriage, but man is it so applicable. In marriage our personal wounds, past experiences,...
What Are You Feeding Your Mind About Marriage?
Today's post about how we think about marriage comes from the always amazing Gary Thomas.
The old cliché, “stupid is as stupid does” is painfully...
7 Prayers for a Struggling Marriage
While not every marriage is struggling right this moment, nearly all marriages hit crisis moments at some point in time. Today's post from Elizabeth...
Mercy & Justice: A Healthy Marriage Balances Both. Here’s How to Do That.
What’s the best way to grow towards intimacy with your husband?
Hint: that’s a trick question.
There’s actually not a correct answer to that...