Nina Roesner reflects on a wife's need to be right and to be known. Instead of trying to control a situation, Roesner encourages wives to walk through each situation with their husbands without criticizing.
Nina Roesner explains what happens when a spouse loves the marriage more than they love Jesus or His Word. When Roesner's marriage wasn't meeting her expectations six months in, she thought she had married the wrong person. She didn't realize the infatuation part of love wears off. Roesner tells what she learned about respect and submission.
When a husband doesn't deserve respect, should his wife show it anyway? Shaunti Feldhahn presents steps wives can take when their husbands shows little respectability.
I don’t just want to connect with him just for me. I want to both know him and be known by him. I want my husband to join in our conversation too.
Matt Chandler, Tiffany Lee, Chip Ingram, and Tim Muehlhoff address the dynamics involved in conflict, and coach us toward resolution and closer relationships in the aftermath.
When we look for the positive or the negative in our spouse, we see what we want to see. Jeff and Stacy Kemp coach husbands and wives on how to address the causes and cures for marital discontentment.
Chip Ingram coaches husbands on how to live out Ephesians 5 in their marriages. Husbands, he explains, need to own the responsibility to care for and nurture their wives.
Chip Ingram explains the difference between a marriage covenant and a marriage contract. Ingram reminds us that conflicts and challenges are normal in any marriage, but they don't have to break up the union.
Chip Ingram has a great marriage now, but it wasn't always this way. Ingram, who has been married to Theresa since 1978, reflects on the hardships they faced as newlyweds.
He used porn, she used "helpful" words, both behaviors contributed to a marriage on the rocks.
What does it mean to have a "happy" marriage? Researcher Shaunti Feldhahn shares her data on the matter, and has encouraging news.
Hayley DiMarco and Philip Holmes share their journeys of becoming debt-free. Brad Formsma shares some of the joy that is found in giving to others once you're free from debt.
Milan and Kay Yerkovich tell couples how to connect to each other. Milan, an admitted task-oriented avoider, and Kay, an avowed vacillator, tell how they learned to understand and connect with one another.
Milan Yerkovich and his wife, Kay, explain the "what" and "how" of emotional attachment. They also explain how different people manage stress differently, and how each person's style affects a marriage.
Milan Yerkovich and his wife, Kay, talk about their early years of marriage and the difficulty they had breaking out of old communication patterns. Kay also helps us understand emotional attachment.
Communication in marriage is not easy. But the fight to communicate is worth the work. In the end, you’ll find a thriving marriage rooted in oneness, not division.
Early in our marriage, these simple principles changed our hearts and transformed our relationship.
Ted Cunningham shares some sound advice for getting your marriage out of the doldrums and back on the happy track.
Ted Cunningham talks about the fun he has making his wife laugh. Ted reminds couples to enjoy themselves in the midst of life's ups and downs.
Ted Cunningham reflects on his fun-loving engagement and marriage to his bride of 17 years, Amy, but admits that the early years of matrimony weren't without their challenges.
A few small actions carry surprising power in building a lasting relationship.
Differences can drive a husband and wife apart. Tim and Joy Downs, Lynn Donovan, Dineen Miller, and Shaunti Feldhahn help you hash it out and still like each other.
In order to manage what you feel, you need to be able to understand why you're feeling it, explains authors and counselors David and Jan Stoop.
When they first married, counselors David and Jan Stoop didn't know what they were getting into. They didn't understand the dynamics of their emotional world. Learn how they discovered the value of EQ.
Are you married to a controlling man? Are you controlling? Ron and Jan Welch talk about the challenges their marriage faced before Ron found help for his controlling behavior.
Ron Welch describes the psychological profiles of a controlling husband and his wife. Ron and his wife, Jan, explain how the truth of the gospel is healing their marriage.
Ron and Jan Welch recall their first anniversary when Jan told him that his controlling behavior was making her feel like a bird in a cage. Find out how God finally got Ron's attention.
Cherishing, begins with the desire to protect your spouse emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
Gary Thomas encourages husbands and wives to cherish their spouses by celebrating who they uniquely are. A person needs to see their spouse as their one and only, and must be careful not to compare.
Best-selling author Gary Thomas explains that when you show off the beauty of your spouse and showcase them instead of yourself, you are cherishing them.
Families experience a closer connection when they laugh together. Keeping things light with Ted Cunningham, Dave Stone, and mother-son duo, Nelda and Tim Hawkins.
John McGee and his wife, Pam, talk about the characteristics of couples with healthy marriages. One clear indicator is when each spouse works on themselves first.
Astronaut Butch Wilmore and his wife, Deanna, talk about the difficult training that's involved in becoming an astronaut.
Butch Wilmore and his wife, Deanna, tell how they met and how they've worked to build their marriage on Christ and the Scriptures.
It was one of the biggest conflicts of our marriage. And as I sat there full of anger and self-righteousness, I knew that I hadn't handled it correctly.
Getting to the heart of your communication struggles.
Three communication tips based on wisdom gained from years (and years) of trial and error.
No matter where your marriage is, it can always become stronger. Here are some ideas for those who want to shake things up a bit.
Learning a second language is challenging, but when that language is the natural voice for your spouse, it is worth the effort. Dr. Gary Chapman unpacks three more love languages.
One of the greatest challenges of marriage is how you speak to your spouse.
When did you last have time to talk about the important things of life?
Just a five-second look helped connect my mom and dad during a frenzy of activity.
True partnerships are cemented by couples who frequently and specifically verbalize their need of one another.
Recognizing what is your responsibility and what you need to leave in God's hands.
Intentional sharing and meaningful time together are too important to the health of your marriage to be neglected.
Ten Bible verses to help family communication.
Even simple acts of support can give your spouse the boost he or she needs during a busy work week.
You can’t avoid the tough conversations in marriage, but you can conduct them in a way that will ultimately bring you closer to your spouse.
A list to keep you talking with your spouse for a whole month.
Using word pictures was the key to communication in our marriage.
