Mixing God and Sex?
Spiritual intimacy and sexual intimacy need not reside in separate compartments, they beautifully meld together if we just allow them to.
marital relations
Thankful for my wife
During this season which we’ve just endured, I’ve both prayed with my wife and for my wife. And I know that she has done the same for me. It’s hard to imagine feeling any closer to her than I do right now.
Confidence over Comfort
While we want to be comfortable around our spouse, it’s important to realize that it is a fine line between comfort and complacency.
Look past the words…
Look beyond the words spoken, to the heart of the person saying them.
The Golden Rule of Marriage
…a slight revision to the Golden Rule that applies to marriage. It goes like this “Do unto others (your spouse) as they want to be done unto”.
No Marriage is Perfect
I work with people in various levels of marital distress. I like to think that I provide them with Godly counsel and practical advice on how to make their situation better. But the key here is the word – “better”. I didn’t say “perfect”. I… Read More »No Marriage is Perfect
5 Steps to a Shocking Marriage: #5
Step 5 – Be Prepared The Boy Scout motto is – Be Prepared. As an Eagle Scout myself, incorporating that motto has helped me across a variety of scenarios in my life. In a nutshell, this motto suggests that you look ahead and anticipate the… Read More »5 Steps to a Shocking Marriage: #5
5 Steps to a Shocking Marriage: #4
Step #4 – Set Goals A shocking marriage is one that improves over time. As we’ve already discussed, this doesn’t happen naturally, it takes prioritization and intentionality. Without a concerted effort to improve, marriages simply degrade over time. Anyone who has been in any type… Read More »5 Steps to a Shocking Marriage: #4
5 Steps to a Shocking Marriage: #3
Step #3 – Set Priorities We saw in the first two steps that (1.) if you do nothing, your marriage will deteriorate and (2.) you need to be intentional in terms of focusing on your relationship to keep it strong. In this step we talk… Read More »5 Steps to a Shocking Marriage: #3