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Communication and Conflict in Marriage

Don’t fear the conflict in your marriage. Conflict is actually a key component of communication. Use it to the benefit of your marriage.

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Understanding Forgiveness: When You Don’t Know How

There is tremendous mercy and power in God’s forgiveness of her own sins.

Living Together Before Marriage: How to Have a Conversation With Someone Making the Wrong Choice

How do you counsel someone against living together before marriage — a decision counter to God’s Word? The first step is to seek knowledge.

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Conversation Starters for Date Nights

The goal of a great marriage conversation is to affirm what your spouse is doing right, to exchange ideas and to offer suggestions for the future. Use these questions to get that process started.

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Depression’s Persistent Attacks

While you may have beaten depression once or twice, don’t drop your guard. This dark monster can slide back into your life if you’re not looking, especially if you don’t know how to best manage it.

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Why Should I Say “No” to Sex if I’m Not a Virgin?

When virginity is lost, you might be wondering, what’s the point of abstaining from sex?

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When Love Is Broken: 3 Things to Remember When Your Spouse Breaks Your Trust

After my husband confessed his pornography addiction, I wondered if I could ever love him again. But we fought for love — and won.

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15 Tips To Resuscitate Your First Responder Marriage

All relationships take work, but your first responder marriage may make the Jones’ look like a coffee-fetching “internship.”

Marriage 911 – Caring for Yourself as a Mentor

As a Marriage 911 mentor, you spend time caring for others. Make sure you’re practicing godly self-care as well.

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Unity in Marriage

The healthiest marriages are those in which both parties maintain separate identities and purposes as they unite under the shared purpose of fulfilling the rule of God in and through their partnership.

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Make Your Marriage a Stronghold

What does commitment mean in marriage? And how do you go about strengthening your marriage commitment?

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10 Tips for Initiating a Conversation with Your Spouse

If you’re having difficulty initiating conversations with your spouse, these 10 tips might make the process easier.

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Commitment in Marriage

What does commitment have to do with marriage? Isn’t love supposed to be easy?

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A Lasting Love: Advent Reflections for Couples

Seasonal devotions based on a frontier painting by Morgan Weistling

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Covenant: The Heart of the Marriage Mystery

The Covenant is the fundamental tool that God has designed to order His relationship with mankind.

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The Best Way to Apologize to Your Spouse

A thriving marriage requires two spouses who are good at giving apologies that reflect personal responsibility.

A man has removed his wedding ring, holding it up with one hand and covering his face with the other. His spouse was abusive and he has lost her by setting boundaries for his own safety. He wrestles with guilt over if he did the right thing.

Wrestling with Guilt when Drawing Boundaries with an Abusive Spouse

When dealing with an abusive spouse, you need to be bold, take action, and draw clear boundaries for your own safety. God loves you. And He hates the abuse you endure.

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Separation as an Act of Love

While reconciliation is God’s desire for struggling couples, there are all sorts of situations that can bring a marriage to the crisis point — and separation can be an act of love.

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Discovering Mutual Pleasure in Marriage

Men and women, and individual needs, are different. If your differences have caused tension in your sex life, learn to make those differences work for your marriage.

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Getting Unstuck from the Hole of Depression

Don’t lose hope — there are steps you can take toward a better life. Just because you got stuck in a depression rut, doesn’t mean you can’t get unstuck

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To Step into Your Calling, You Must First See Clearly.

Truth Rising exposes the cultural crisis we face and the bold faith it takes to confront it. Watch the film, then go deeper with a study on Hope, Truth, Identity, and Calling. You were created for this moment.

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