Definition: It is the process of identifying, addressing, and resolving disagreements or disputes within a marital relationship in a manner that fosters mutual understanding, respect, and harmony.
I get emails weekly from readers who, sadly, are in marriages with non-Christians, while they themselves are believers. Some find themselves in this situations due to a loss of faith by their spouse, who used to believe, but far more…
Some of you are aware that a few weeks ago I was asked to preach in my church (no, I’m not a pastor), and some had expressed a desire to hear it, since I was talking about marriage. It took me…
I thought I’d write a quick post about this, because it seems that it’s not always a well known concept. It’s the basic idea that your sex life seems to have inertia. For those of you with Physics backgrounds, we…
Last month my pastor did a sermon series on the life of David, and he brought out a point that I felt had applications in marriage. It’s the idea of being careful who you listen to, because they can invade…
This Sunday we hit a pretty incredible milestone: One Million Views. Of course, if you know anything about blogging and/or websites, you know that a “view” or “hit” doesn’t equal someone reading. Google’s best estimate places the number of people…
I think a lot of spouses have this question. Whether the relationship is lacking in quantity or quality of sex, communication skills, budgeting, or whatever. Typically there is one spouse that is more “high drive” in that area. They want…
This month, the Christian Marriage Bloggers Association, of which I am a member, is hosting a challenge to bloggers. 4 topics to write about during the month of October. Unfortunately, I found out about it a little late, so I’m…
In marriage many arguments and hurt feelings are based on expectations. These expectations can come from a variety of sources and can present in a variety of forms. Expectations aren’t necessarily bad, but unspoken expectations are dangerous, particularly when you…
My wife (her comments in purple) and I host a small group in our house, and we’re currently studying Intimacy Ignited with 4 other Christian couples. It’s been an interesting experience, talking so openly about sex in person with people who…
The other day on our way home from a Christmas party we were talking and Jay was telling me he doesn’t know what to say or how to answer people’s comments and emails when they say that they are being…
For most of our marriage, oral sex has been very one sided. For the first years, it was solely me performing oral sex on my wife, and never the other way around. It took her years to get accustomed to…