Five Must-Haves in a Potential Spouse
What should you be looking for in a potential spouse? Is it the financial stability? The chemistry? The sexual attraction?…
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Punish Your Wife or Husband the Right Way
Your spouse is completely exasperating you, and you can’t put up with it any longer. Perhaps if you punish your…
How to Say NO to Sex but YES to Your Spouse
In every marriage there are times when you are not on the same page as your spouse when it comes…
When You Can’t Let Go after Your Spouse Leaves
Marriage is supposed to be forever! When you said “I do” you looked forward to joining your lives, building your…
9 Characteristics of a Healthy Sexual Relationship for a Christian
Husband wants sex, but wife resists. Wife can’t understand why husband hasn’t asked for sex in some time. Wife feel…
Why You Should Develop Strong Social Connection for Long-term Health
We’ve known for some time that seniors with a stronger social support system live longer. We’ve known that married middle-aged…
Can You Serve God Better Single or Married?
She wanted to serve God with all her heart. She also loved her husband, and wanted to do what it…
7 Personal Christmas Gift Ideas for Someone You Love
It’s almost Christmas! Some families, like ours, plan to open gifts on Christmas Eve. Some are planning to go to…
The Meaning of Sex in the Heart of a Woman
Sex is messy. And the messiness of sex is not primarily physical (although it is that). The meaning of sex,…
The Four Facets of Intimacy in Marriage
Intimacy in marriage. Men often spell it S-E-X. Women frequently spell it T-A-L-K. It’s something married couples usually take for…
The 10 Commandments for a Strong Marriage
God’s rules for living – the 10 Commandments – have stood the test of time. They should; they were written…
How to Save Your Marriage With Prayer
The wake of the Ashley Madison scandal has left many marriages traumatized. Church members have discovered the indiscretions of their…
Preparing for Marriage when you Carry Bad Baggage
None of us goes through life baggage-free. But some of us seem to accumulate more than our fair share of…
7 Ways to Help Your Marriage Thrive When One Spouse is Sick
Remember your vows? “In sickness and in health, ‘till death do us part.” Your marriage vows probably said something similar.…
What I Wish Christian Parents Would Teach Kids About Sex
At 15 years old she was scared. Her mother sat there silent. I confirmed that Angela (not her real name)…
How to Help Your Spouse Feel Secure
Security is about much more than money. Of course it’s nice to have a steady income, safe home, and adequate…
6 Reasons Your Wife Doesn’t Want Sex
If you’re like many men you want sex more than your wife does. If she says NO your natural reaction…
Intimacy Is Worth the Risk
Get too close and you’re likely to get hurt. No wonder many people are afraid to take the risk. Most…
How to Get More People to Follow You
And no, we’re not talking about Twitter! We all want people to follow us in real life. Or at least…
5 Ways to Help Your Husband With His Sexual Integrity
I’m assuming your husband wants to do the right thing with his sexuality. And you want to do the right thing…
Love is NOT All You Need
There’s a popular myth about love that goes something like this: “Love is all you need. Love overlooks all wrongs.…
6 Things To Do If You’re Disappointed In Your Marriage
The honeymoon is long over. The person waking up across from you in the bed every morning doesn’t have a…
5 Ways a Woman Can Make a Miserable Man
Can’t life with them; can’t live without them. That’s how some men see us women. And perhaps we’ve given them…
Should Christian Couples Use Contraception?
The publicity the Duggar family has enjoyed has promoted the idea that having an unlimited number of children is the…
You Don’t Have To Be Happily Married
There’s no checkbox for “relationship status” on the employment application God gives you. And regardless of how the culture in…
7 Ingredients to Rebuilding Trust Between You and Your Spouse
A long-haul truck driver called our radio program. He worried about his wife every time he left home. It wasn’t…
How to “Make Up” When You’ve Hurt Your Spouse
As uncomfortable as it may be, saying “I’m sorry” for a small thing to someone you may never see again…
What to Do When Your Spouse Won’t Change
It’s frustrating with your spouse won’t change. Your husband left his dirty socks strewn on the bedroom floor. Again. Your…
5 Ways to Pray For Your Wife
You know you “should” pray for your wife. And you want to. You really do. But you feel awkward. Long…
5 Keys to Having the Husband You Want
You want your husband to understand you, love you, and be there for you when you need him. You want…
5 Questions to Ask When You Dislike Someone
Not long ago I posted 5 Questions to Ask When Someone Doesn’t Like You. But what about when YOU dislike…
What I Want for Valentine’s Day
My husband gets these posts in his email inbox. I’m sure when he sees the title of this one he’ll…
Sex Without Pain
Is sex without pain possible? Sex shouldn’t hurt! But too often it does. As a gynecologist I have talked with…
How to Fill an Empty Marriage
One more night of feeling lonely while lying next to someone who you had hoped would be your soulmate forever.…
5 Questions to Ask When Somebody Doesn’t Like You
There will always be people who don’t agree with you. Some people see the world differently than you do, and…
17 Things to say NO to this New Year
There’s no true difference between 11:59 pm tonight and 00:01 tomorrow morning. For some it will be a moment to…
Enjoying Sex After Menopause
Some men complain their wives lose interest in intimacy around the time of menopause. Some women complain they can’t enjoy…
How to Enjoy Sex With Your Husband
Bedroom conflict is at it again. Husband wants sex with wife and she doesn’t want to give it. Wife wants…
How to Study Your Spouse
One of the two best pieces of advice I heard prior to getting married was this: Study Your Spouse! I…
Why Would People Listen to You?
It was 3:00 am, and I was already tired. “You’re needed in room 2 right away.” My on-call shift at…
How to Not Hurt Your Husband when You Earn More Money
It’s not the fifties any longer. Only a small minority of families fit the classic pattern where dad goes off…
7 Ways Your Wife Needs You
Both husbands and wives need each other. As a husband, when you first fell in love you probably felt like…
7 Ways Your Husband Needs You
Both husbands and wives need each other. This is a message to wives. Many men like to pretend they are…
5 Ways To Help Your Husband Desire You
Deep inside a woman’s soul is the desire to be wanted. God put it there. And all the feminism, the…
When Love Goes to War
What have you done in the name of love? Stayed up all night nursing a sick child – over and…
Marriage Under Pressure: Staying Intact Through Difficult Times
Every marriage faces times under pressure. Sometimes you overschedule your time or money, and the pressure builds. Sometimes an unexpected…
If Your Wife Does Not Respect You
Men thrive on respect. It’s right there at the top of a man’s emotional needs. If your wife does not…
Christian Doctor Addresses Sex, Contraception, and STDs
As an OB-Gyn physician I am privileged to talk with women about some of the most intimate issues of their lives.…
6 Ways To Answer When Your Spouse Asks, “What’s Wrong?”
Your spouse: “What’s wrong?” You: “Nothing.” How’s that been working? Probably not very well. And it may even be making…
To the Lonely, Disappointed Wife
When you first got married you imagined every day would be wonderful. Someone would be there to do much of…
