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Appreciating God’s Design: Parental Fears, Marital Love, and Respect

By Dr. Emerson Eggerichs For over two decades, I have been espousing the phrase “Not wrong, just different” as a key principle of the Love and Respect message. A husband who hears, speaks, and interprets “blue” should not be understood as being wrong by his “pink” wife who views the world differently than he does. […]

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What if God Has More for Your Marriage Than Happily Ever After?: An Interview with Aaron Smith

What if God has a unique purpose for your marriage? Is your marriage God-centered or us-centered? Are you and your spouse ambassadors of holy love to a hurting world? Is your marriage what God intends it to be: a life-saving, hope-inspiring, and transforming force of his love? Bible Gateway interviewed Aaron Smith (@husbandrevo), who, along […]

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Preparing for the Promise

By Audrey Roloff Editor’s Note: More than 2.3 million people watched as Jeremy and Audrey Roloff shared their vows and committed their lives to each other. Now for the first time, the former co-stars of TLC’s hit show Little People, Big World share their imperfect, resilient, and inspiring love story in their new book A […]

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How to Love a Spouse Who Drives You Crazy

By Karen Ehman Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow internet to see who they really are. —WILL FERRELL Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. —EPHESIANS 4:2 My intense irritation at my husband’s actions didn’t visibly show. Since his mother […]

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When I Discovered My Dream Had Become an Idol

By Tiffini Kilgore Since I said yes to God, I’ve been journaling my thoughts, my questions, and God’s responses. But this morning, I sit at the table and read, you have “relied on oppression and depended on deceit” (Isa. 30:12). The words pull my face to them and say, “Sweet one, pay attention. You are […]

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Prayer: The Antidote to What Ails Your Marriage

By Joel and Nina Schmidgall “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” (Matthew 18:19-20) A ring has been the symbol […]

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How Bad Communication Can Spoil a Good Relationship

By Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (Proverbs 16:24, NIV) It’s date night. After a week of juggling schedules, wrestling traffic, paying bills, and all the rest, the two of you are headed out for a meal together, just the two of […]

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One Woman’s Courageous Journey to Save Her Marriage: An Interview with Shauna Shanks

In marriage, love is easy to give when you’re getting it back. Are we still called to God’s plan of how to love when we’re getting none in return? What’s the outcome when we dare to follow God’s audacious outline for love as described in 1 Corinthians 13 even in the face of adultery and […]

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New Email Devotions for Women—Sign Up Today!

What does it look like to be a woman of God who thrives in today’s world? We’ve just added two new free email devotions for women! These short, inspiring devotions explore the challenges and opportunities women face in integrating their faith into family, careers, and relationships. You can sign up for either or both at […]

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Your Marriage Vows—in Sickness and in Health

by Dr. Les Parrott Leslie had the flu a week ago. I can’t stand it when she’s sick. I feel so helpless, like I can’t do a thing in the world to make her feel any better. I run to the store and pick up a bottle of 7-Up and some soda crackers. This last […]

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