Is it possible to keep a healthy sense of mystery alive in a familiar, long-term relationship?
Marriage
NFL coach Mike Shanahan has said, “Individual commitment to a group effort—that’s what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”
Couples who look to each other for accountability and support will reap the benefits of increased intimacy and wealth.
Sometimes, the sweetest, most tender memories are those that happened during moments that were unplanned and that may seem unremarkable to the casual observer.
Ecclesiastes says that there is a time and a season for everything. December is the season for singing.
We may stereotypically think of sexual temptation as a man’s problem, but women are not immune to the lure of romance depicted in new and graphic forms of entertainment.
You think it won’t happen to you, can’t happen to you. You think, There’s no way. Not me! Think again.
Many couples don’t take enough time to talk, bond and firmly connect with each other.
Conflict doesn’t guarantee intimacy, but it is an open door to discover our spouse’s most important feelings and needs.
If you and your spouse are growing apart, you may have overlooked an important piece of the intimacy puzzle: friendship.
By tuning in to your spouse, the two of you can enjoy more meaningful, rewarding communication than ever before.
Without effort, time and attention, sex can easily and quickly become mundane and predictable and can even turn into a dreaded necessity to place on the ‘to-do’ list.
Divorce If your friend was married before, it’s vital to consider what happened in that former relationship and what factors were involved that caused the commitment to be broken. Society views remarriage as a given, but the Bible speaks to this important issue. Focus on the Family believes that Scripture addresses three specific situations in …
Holiday Stress While “dashing through the snow” could be written today as “speeding down the interstate to the mall,” both statements sound stressful to me. With the arrival of the holidays, many of us experience an odd mixture of excitement and dread as we prepare to celebrate the season. We get excited about the lights, …
Since our mate is always growing and changing, we need to maintain the mindset of a lifetime learner.
The only real requirement Scripture gives for a marriage partner is that we be equally yoked.
When we decide to place high value on our spouse, and then back that up with spoken words, it can do wonders for a relationship.
God calls us to a renewed life, but it still takes patience, sacrifice, discipline and compassion.
Divorced couples have revealed that money is one of the main reasons for their breakups.
Healthy conflict can actually be a pathway to deeper intimacy in your marriage.
