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Staying CloseStaying Close By Dennis & Barbara RaineyAre you living alone - in the same home as your spouse? Dennis and Barbara provide workable strategies for defeating isolation and keeping your marriage vital and intimate.

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Cleaving Guests include: Dennis RaineyToday on the broadcast, Dennis Rainey explains what it means to cleave to your spouse. More Loneliness and isolation broadcasts
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Does God Expect Me to Stay Married to a Jerk?
S. Michael Craven

Principles for a Christian marriage

Do You Have a One-Way Marriage? (additional comments from readers)

 

Do You Have a One-Way Marriage?
Here are five essentials for surviving and thriving when you are the only one trying to build your marriage. Disappointed in Marriage
Susie Larson
Seasons of disappointment have the power to empty us or empower us—the deciding factor is our response to our circumstances. 10 Ideas: Prayers for an Unbelieving Spouse
June Sims
I knew that I was powerless to change my husband’s heart—only the Lord could do that. FIREPROOF: A Powerful Film About a Crumbling Marriage
Bob Lepine
The movie, to be released September 26, ultimately triumphs because it’s a powerful story told well. My Story: Can One Weekend Really Change a Marriage?
Briana Brunner

We were pretty close to the end if we didn't do something.

Nine Steps to Fireproof Your Marriage
Dennis Rainey
It's important to defeat isolation in your relationship. 
Her Husband Wouldn’t Speak to Her—for Three Years
Mary May Larmoyeux
Even in the silence, June Sims continued serving her husband as she waited for God to answer her prayers. Q&A: Respecting Your Husband for the Little Things
Dennis and Barbara Rainey
What to do when you lose respect for your husband. Are You Playing 'Hide and Seek' in Your Marriage?
Dennis Rainey
Defeating isolation in your relationship. Back from the Edge of Destruction
Dave Boehi
By the time Doug and Patty Daily faced their most difficult trial, their marriage had come a long way from the days when they prayed one of them would die. Building a Marriage That Lasts
Dennis Rainey
Isolation can be defeated if you are willing to make the right choices to build oneness and intimacy. Does a Good God Want Me in a Bad Marriage?
Sabrina Beasley
Suffering for the sake of pain is not what God has in mind when He allows us to face difficulty, but there is a reason why we endure it. Emotional Abandonment: When Your Spouse Shuts You Out
Dr. Dave Currie with Glen Hoos
These nine suggestions will help you re-establish a loving connection with your spouse. Have You Lost that Lovin' Feelin'?
Nancy C. Anderson
If your thrill is gone, here are three ways to get it back. Living the American Dream?
Dave Boehi
Barry and Pam Abell learned that parenting struggles can tear a marriage apart, but God can mend you together. Married and Lonely?
Dennis and Barbara Rainey
Combating the threat of isolation in your marriage relationship. Redeemed From the Rubble
Mary Larmoyeux
Chuck and Melissa Douglas were isolated in their marriage and near divorce until they attended a FamilyLife Marriage Conference. Slaying the Phantom in Your Life
Dennis Rainey
All of us have unattainable mental images of our roles in life, but there is a way to live free from their terror. The Eight Symbols of Isolation
Dennis Rainey
Every day each partner in a marriage makes choices that result in oneness or in isolation.