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Marriage: God’s Idea

If you’ve tried understanding marriage through the world, there’s a better way.

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Communicating About Investments

It can be difficult for couples to maintain an atmosphere of trust and open communication about investing.

Making Time for Romance and Intimacy

Couples that set aside time for rest and romance will experience more passion in their marriage.

The Heart and Soul of Date Night

“To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.‚” Mark Twain

Character Red Flags

Controlling Your friend can manipulate in many ways: guilt-inducement, threats of abandoning you, threats of self-harm, yelling, physical aggression, isolating you, pouting, interrogating you, etc. It may be obvious; it may be much more subtle. You might be told that it’s really love, but deep down you know that’s not the truth. If you see …

Parental Intimacy

Raising kids takes time and energy, but it’s worth the effort to keep your romantic life alive and well.

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Weak Body, Strong Bond

‘God calls you to give yourself, to deny yourself, to be other-person oriented, and you can find life in it.’

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Am I Less of a Man?

I thought my self-image was unshakable. But then the test results came in.

Marriage: A Sacred Dance

A basic understanding of God, and how He created humans, will help develop deeper intimacy in marriage.

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Pursuing Financial Unity

With all of the differences between you and your spouse, is it possible to pursue financial unity?

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Single Again: Managing the Financial Fallout

Seventy percent of all married women will be widowed, and marriages today have a 41 to 43 percent chance of ending in divorce. Will you be financially prepared?

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Making TIME for Intimacy

Time, or lack of it, is the biggest enemy of intimacy. Americans are generally very busy people, and many of them say stress is negatively affecting their lives. Authors Dave and Claudia Arp, in their book No Time for Sex, recount a conversation with one of their psychologist friends who said, “If you don’t talk, …

Fishing For Men (and Women) Online

Here are a few things to keep in mind as you travel the ocean of online dating.

A glass jar filled with rolled-up dollar bills sits on a wooden table alongside a laptop and paperwork. In the background, a person is slightly blurred, suggesting they are working or managing finances after a loss.

How To Manage Your Finances After the Loss of a Spouse

Seventy percent of all married women will be widowed, and marriages today have a 41 to 43 percent chance of ending in divorce. Will you be financially prepared?

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A Measure of GRACE

Inter-ethnic marriages are often plagued by communication lapses, typically because self-interests are prioritized over partnership. Effective communication requires grace-filled attitudes and behaviors.

The Christ-ian Marriage

What sustains us and restores us after we fall? Embracing the vision of Christ living in us and in the holy temple of our marriage.

More than Words

Relationships change over time. In the context of marriage, this means that there will always be something new for you to learn about your spouse

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Serving Together in Your Neighborhood

As we pondered Jesus’ command in Acts 1:8, we’ve come to realize that our “Judea” is essentially those living nearby. We began reaching out by simply loving our neighbors.

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Anyway Love

To love anyway is to love like God – and to learn about God’s love for us.

An All-Too-Common Affair

Whether you’ve been married for 30 days or 30 years, you’re never really immune to an extramarital affair.

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To Step into Your Calling, You Must First See Clearly.

Truth Rising exposes the cultural crisis we face and the bold faith it takes to confront it. Watch the film, then go deeper with a study on Hope, Truth, Identity, and Calling. You were created for this moment.

Choose to see. Choose to believe. Choose to act.