The First Few Years of Marriage

Jim Burns, executive director of the Homeward Center at Azusa Pacific University, explains why the early years of marriage are critical. He says that the best thing a couple can do for their marriage is to pray together every day. The second best: laugh. Burns also explains that fear is often hiding behind our defensiveness. But once you realize your fears, you can face them and handle conflict better.

Facing Conflict

with Jim Burns
January 16, 2019
Every couple will have conflict. But it's how they handle that conflict that makes all the difference. Jim Burns explains that fear is often hiding behind our defensiveness. But once you realize your fears, you can face them and handle conflict better. View Show Notes →

Laugh for a Happier Marriage

with Jim Burns
January 15, 2019
The best thing a couple can do for their marriage is to pray together every day. The second best: laugh. Author and counselor Jim Burns encourages any couple who wants to win in marriage to laugh a lot. View Show Notes →

The Critical Years of Marriage

with Jim Burns
January 14, 2019
Jim Burns explains why the early years of marriage are critical. Burns looks back on his own early years of marriage and the difficulties that arose from having a high-maintenance marriage. View Show Notes →

Meet Series Guests

Jim Burns

Jim Burns is the president of HomeWord and the Executive Director of the HomeWord Center for Youth and Family at Azusa Pacific University. Jim speaks to thousands of people around the world each year. He has close to two million resources in print in twenty languages. Some of his most popular books are Confident Parenting, The Purity Code, Creating an Intimate Marriage, and Closer. Jim and his wife, Cathy, live in Southern California and have three grown daughters, two sons-in-law, and two grandchildren.