Category: Marriage
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Weekly Marriage Checklist – 8 Things EVERY Marriage Should Be Doing On a Weekly Basis
Today I wanted to get into an incredibly practical marriage blog. My wife and I are list makers. Even though we do our lists differently, it gives us both a sense of accomplishment to check them off. I use my phone (Asana). She’s old school with pencil and paper. But nevertheless, we want to look over…
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Static-Filled Marriage: 2 Adjustments to Help Tune-In Your Marriage
From the get-go, I’ll say this: A well-defined picture of marriage is a life-long dedication to making personal and marital adjustments. I remember the day my parents got a new TV and gave me the old one from the living room. As a kid, I hit the jackpot. Now you need to get out of…
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“I wish you were more like…”…and 6 other lines we shouldn’t say in marriage.
Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” I always, say, “Communication is the oil of the engine of marriage.” And just like the car you drive, you cannot afford to use the same oil for great lengths of time. Oil must…
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The 15-Minute Marriage: Marriage Transformation One Minute at a Time
I’m a sucker for infomercials. They can memorize me by their loud hosts with their crazy contraptions. And if the host has an English accent, they can practically sell me anything (I have issues). Most of these advertisements have a certain amount of easy actions to take. – 3 seconds to a fruit smoothy –…
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Victimizing my Spouse: 4 Reasons Why Sarcasm Doesn’t Work
Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him …(Ecclesiastes 10:12). I’d say that Anne and I are pretty normal. Do we yell at each other? Yep. Do we fight? Definitely. Do we have moments where feel like terrible parents? Absolutely. Has there been so much…
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Hungry Hope: 4 Ways to Begin a Culture Hope in Your Marriage
“This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls…” Hebrews 6:19 Hope seems like it’s such an elusive element in marriage today. Couples, typically, feel they either have it or they don’t. But as this blog has been brewing in my spirit over the past couple weeks, I’ve recognize that the internal struggles…
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Pants On Fire: 5 Steps to dealing with lying in your marriage!
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment. Proverbs 12:19 Marriage is a covenant. A promise. In our wedding vows, trust is both explicit or implicit. It permeates the commitment we make to our spouse so that we can start off from the foundation of trust both in Christ and…
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Spend, don’t save: 5 Ways to Invest Time in Your Marriage
“Oh! Teach us to live well! Teach us to live wisely and well! Psalm 90:12 (MSG) There are “savers” and “spenders.” Judging by the average debt for couples, this country is filled with “spenders.” At the same time, looking at a high divorce rate, we have a country of “savers.” In other words, we spend money…
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Turn the Ship Around: 6 Small Actions to See Change Happen in Your Marriage
I was watching a television show and they were discussing an oil tanker that had run aground. The narrative was building around a man named “Sam” that felt he could’ve done something about the issue long before the ship left the harbor. He is frustrated and calls First Lieutenant Emily Lowenbrau into his office to…
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Complement-less Marriages: 6 Simple Ways to Complement Your Spouse
Proverbs 11:25 The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped. Who doesn’t like a complement? It’s very rare (and I mean rare) where you legitimately find someone who doesn’t enjoy (not necessarily seeking after) a genuine complement. I’m not talking about flattering someone. The purpose of flattery is to get a…
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