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6 Dec

8 WAYS TO KEEP CHRISTMAS A FAMILY SEASON

Christmas time is always the most family driven season of the year. Christmas movies, commercials and society over all still proclaim the importance of family at this time of year, but it is also the busiest time of year for many. Shopping, end of the year business boom, chores, baking, holiday parties and events—all of […]

6 Dec

A WAY FOR ALL OF US TO GET INVOLVED

Sadly, research says that only 28% of U.S. churches offer classes on marriage! However, with every ‘problem’ there is a solution. We have an exciting opportunity to be a part of a growing campaign to strengthen marriages by having churches across the country launch a marriage class or event during National Marriage Week USA, […]

6 Dec

SETTING BOUNDARIES WITH MEDDLING PARENTS

Have you ever seen the classic sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond? It is full of comedic material since Ray’s parents live directly across the street from he and his wife Deborah as they attempt to raise their kids in peace. Ray’s mother Marie constantly barges in and complains about Deborah’s cooking, cleanliness and parenting abilities. Meanwhile, […]

5 Nov

From This Day Forward

When a couple first gets married, their thoughts are almost solely on the future. The whole wedding ceremony is often focused on the faithful covenant of the future. Marriage is future-oriented and God, by His very nature, is future minded. Everything in the Bible points toward the future, and everything in history leads up to […]

5 Nov

Clear Communications

What? I can’t hear you! You are mumbling. You turned away from me. Can you repeat that? What do you mean? I don’t know what you mean. I don’t know about you, but in our home, at least two of these sentences come up daily. Naturally, these communication issues will probably always occur to […]

2 Oct

Parenting with Your Marriage: Teaching Politeness & Courtesy

“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he should not depart from it.” (Prov 22:6 – ESV) If you watch a toddler, you will notice the ways they start to copy their parents and often it is so cute! However, sometimes they will say an inappropriate […]

2 Oct

When Sex Gets Scary

Yes, sex can be scary! It may not be the same fear you get from a rollercoaster or when you are home alone in the dark, but sex can illicit fear for a lot people. It is not a trembling, screaming fear, but it may take the form of timidity towards intimacy or an avoidance […]

2 Oct

The Politics of Marriage

In current American politics, the overall country is unhappy with the President, Congress and a potential war in Syria. The reason why so many our unhappy is because people seem to be feeling that everyone is pitting themselves against each other and not working together. Democrats are mad that the Republicans do not want to […]

6 Sep

SEX TO BLESS

SEX TO BLESS Recently, we heard from a pastor’s wife who shared her testimony of how this ministry transformed her marriage, specifically in the area of sexual intimacy. She said that both her and her husband grew up as Christians and never received proper teaching concerning sex. The lack of knowledge caused their sex life […]

6 Sep

PARENTING WITH YOUR MARRIAGE: SHARING

SHARING Because our ministry is marriage-focused, we are introducing this new segment which will help parents intentionally work on their marriage while also being intentional in their parenting. This month we will focus on the principle of sharing. As parents, we teach our kids, “Sharing is caring.” The Bible says, “do not forget to do […]