Regardless of culture or socio-economic status, research shows overall positive effects of marriage on a couple’s health and wealth.
Strengthening Your Marriage
It’s amazing how fast you can go from being an energetic young married couple to riding in a minivan loaded with kids. And the transition from married to “married with kids” is not easy!
Date night is a fantastic way to make sure you and your wife are connecting positively and enjoying each other’s company on a regular basis. It doesn’t have to be expensive or elaborate.
The hormonal influence and hardwiring of each spouse is designed to complement and strengthen the other. As a man loves his wife, she is more able and willing to respect him.
All Christians are called to preserve the God-ordained institution of marriage and share with their neighbors its benefits and His ultimate reasons for it.
Erin Smalley has learned that cherishing her husband starts by focusing on what she values about him and that nourishing their relationship involves putting love into action.
One of the things contributing to the happiness level in a home is the happiness of the husband. And wives can definitely have some influence in this area.
Giving emotional support to your spouse begins by allowing positive and negative emotions. It means celebrating the positive emotions and affirming the negative emotions.
The book of Psalms is not just a matchless primer of teaching but a medicine chest for the heart and the best possible guide for practical living.
As our culture’s view of marriage has grown increasingly pessimistic, more and more couples have chosen to move in together instead of exchanging vows. But is cohabitation really a better option?
The way we tell our past story reflects how we feel about our present marriage relationship.
Tammy Darling and her husband explored God’s intent for marriage and learned that it takes work, and a healthy marriage is the result of making right choices.
Couples need to recognize the “in-love” experience for what it was — a temporary emotional high — and now pursue real love with their spouse.
Jim Daly shares how he and his wife, Jean, met, and goes on to ponder the exhilarating twists, turns and steps that lead to a man and a woman meeting, dating and eventually marrying.
The best thing I can do is surrender my pride and the fear of what other people think to the Lord. I need God to help me have the right heart as I live in daily dependence on Him.
Having close friends is important. Friends can be a blessing to our marriages, too.
In marriage, honor involves recognizing the worth of your relationship and putting that appreciation into action.
Commitment is a passionate decision to be with your spouse for a lifetime and to proactively build a future. A husband and wife must decide to love each other for a lifetime.
The Robertson family has built a multimillion-dollar empire on its duck calls, but they’ve left no doubt that the family’s foundation is built on faith — and good food shared at family mealtimes.
Dr. Smalley encourages couples to find a cause that they’re both passionate about, and then trust the Lord to use them and their marriage in the new year
