I recently heard about a couple in their eighties who were in counseling for sexual issues. It's a true story. He was complaining that his wife wasn't giving him the type of sex he enjoyed. After their counseling session, they left arm in arm ready for an amorous evening together. Sex is such an important part of marriage. It is something we should both work at to keep it exciting and satisfying for both of us.... read more
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Great Marriages Don't Just Happen by Jimmy Evans Imagine this: You're sitting in Carnegie Hall, watching one of the world's greatest violinists perform with breathtaking skill and artistry. His fingers are flying over the strings. The music fills the hall. He doesn't miss a note. The audience erupts as he finishes the concert, and you are among them. The music moves you. The beauty and talent on... read more
We all have hurts and pain that we carry with us every day. God not only knows and cares about all of our hurts, He wants to heal us and help us live more successful lives. The primary purpose of Jesus’ ministry was to heal and redeem lost and hurting humanity. I want to share with you three reasons why some people are healed and others are not from the principles Jesus taught in John 5:1-9. First, we need to... read more
For those who consider divorce to be an easy answer to marriage problems there is an increasing amount of evidence to the contrary. First of all, the damage done by divorce is devastating. Research has proven that the damage of divorce on children not only lasts for a lifetime, but is also transferred to their children. Adults tell me that going through a divorce is worse than death. Businesses experience up to two... read more
When You’re in a "For Worse" Season of Marriage By Ashley Willis Every marriage goes through ups and downs. That’s precisely why we say “for better or for worse” in our marriage vows. We relish the good days, but what are we supposed to do we do when we feel STUCK in a “for worse” season of marriage? None of us are immune to hardship in life, but each and every one of us has the power to... read more
I started working in a hardware store when I was nineteen years old. One day saw an item on an order sheet described as a "male fitting." I had no idea what this meant, so I asked my boss about it. He grinned and took me to the back room. He pulled out a plumbing part and said "This is a male fitting." Then he pulled out another part. "This is a female fitting." Then he put the two parts together—the male... read more
When Karen and I first married, I had a very dominant personality. For several years, it killed our chances at intimacy. Our marriage nearly failed until we learned to disarm it. Dominance means disproportionate control over the relationship. In a good marriage, the husband and wife share 50 percent of everything, from children to money to decision-making. In a dominant marriage, one person holds a bigger... read more
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The Big Lie that Leads to a Lonely Marriage By Ashley Willis Marriage, by its very definition, is the joining of two separate lives into one unified family. Two become one on a spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical level. God designed it this way. So, how is it that some people find themselves in a lonely marriage? It all begins with one or both partners believing a BIG lie. We live in a... read more
4 Reasons Every Couple Needs Time Away from the Kids By Ashley Willis Raising kids is a blessing and a privilege, but it can take a HUGE toll on our marriage if we aren’t careful. We must resist the status quo of putting our marriage “on hold” or on “autopilot” while raising our kids. It simply doesn’t work, and here’s why. When we stop pursuing each other during the childrearing... read more
"Those who marry will face many troubles in this life." (1 Corinthians 7:28) Leave it to the Apostle Paul to speak hard truths. He's correct. Marriage can be very difficult. Every month at MarriageToday, we receive letters from couples who are struggling. While the details vary, the story they tell is often the same. It's a story about trying to undo the damage that has been done. It's about the wounds caused... read more
Every family deals with conflict—between husbands and wives, or parents and children. Dysfunctional families tend to suffer from increased conflict because they don't deal with problems as they arise, or they deal with them ineffectively. Unresolved problems can fester into major family issues, and I've counseled many couples who divorced because they were unable to recover from these buried tensions and... read more
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