I wish I could speak to that fresh-faced, 22-year-old newlywed. She needed some of the wisdom that God has deposited in me over the last decade of marriage.
There are benefits to abstaining from sex while engaged. Here are five reasons to say “I won’t” until you say “I do.”
On our wedding day we think the vow we make to our spouse will be enough for our marriage. Dave and Ann Wilson share about some baggage that we need to prepare for prior to marriage.
The culture has old rules on how to do love, sex, and dating and they really don't work. Dave Wilson explains some new rules that do work.
Marriage is a big deal. It makes sense to work through the hard questions together so you're equipped to keep the lifetime commitment you're about to make.
Deepak Reju gives advice to a woman about what to do if her boyfriend won't commit to marriage. If a man continues to be ambiguous about the relationship, a woman needs to break it off and let him grow in his faith.
Deepak Reju talks about what happens when Christian women date men who aren't believers. Reju delves into the reasons why it's not wise to be unequally yoked, and why Christians are to only marry in the Lord.
Deepak Reju explains why young women settle for less when it comes to their relationships with the opposite sex. Reju talks about what it looks like to be a lady-in-waiting on God.
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.
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.
Here are five reasons I wish my husband and I hadn’t moved in together before saying “I do.”
Despite their differing marriage scenarios, my prayer for both the Bezos and Tebows is the same: a happy ending
I had no idea what being a wife meant other than we’d live together forever, hopefully have some kids, and file a joint tax return.
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.
Steve and Holly Crain's greatest passion is ministering to single adults in their home church. They give some of the reasons singles fear marriage, and some of the mistakes singles make along their dating journey.
There’s no doubt that marrying my high school sweetheart benefited us for the better.
Laura Taggart explains how the wounds of childhood carry over into our marriages. Taggart encourages listeners to fully embrace their identity in Christ, and to start seeing themselves through His eyes.
Bob and Dennis fire off a "lightening round" of questions to our guest Laura Taggart. They take on big issues couples are facing like finances, how couples spend time together, and sex.
Marriage is a relationship that will transform you, if you let it. Saying “I do” is only the beginning of a lifetime of laughter, frustration, forgiveness, happiness, and deep joy. It’s worth it.
Laura Taggart knows what it's like to despair over your marriage. Taggart explains how the wheels fell off her marriage around year 13. Taggart talks about conflict she sees couples having.
There’s a secret that nobody likes to tell dating or engaged couples: Marriage is really hard.
You spend hours and hours dreaming and preparing for a special wedding day. But what have you done to prepare for the marriage itself? Kevin DeYoung talks about what love looks like in marriage.
No one's life is perfect. Lisa Anderson makes a challenge to reconsider your assumptions about how others live, and Katie Davis Majors tells her courtship story.
Marriage is a gift from God, but so is singleness, and God Himself should be our rock in every stage of life. Hear Lauren Miller, Kimberlyn Fitts, and Tammy Trent tell their stories.
When I asked my coworkers about how they got engaged, I discovered some proposals that put a smile on my face.
When Ryan and Sarah were jolted by forces out of their control, they saw God transform the circumstances into good.
The second in a 3 part series.
The story of two people who realized that commitment to one another is grounded in surrender to Jesus Christ.
October 2003 Editor’s Note: This is the final article in a three-part series. You can read part one here and part two here. Our wedding day couldn’t have been more […]
A wedding is not the completion of engagement but the beginning of a new life.