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Marriage in the Real World

The marriages you saw and experienced growing up were a mixture of good and bad. If your parents were happily married you saw many good things such as communication, respect, growth, commitment, and more, even though they were not perfect people. But marriage in the real world today is different from that of your parents or other healthy couples you observed.

When You Can’t Talk to Anyone (Even at Church)

Something is stressing you out. As hard as you try, your anxiety or depression seems to be eating you alive. You keep falling into the same sexual sin over and over again, and the shame seems too heavy to bear. Perhaps your marriage is simply miserable, and you see no way out. You need help, but it seems you can’t talk to anyone.

Creating a New Marriage

Every marriage experiences mess-ups. It’s easy to get caught up in shame, blame, and misery. But taking the necessary steps after a mess-up has the potential to make your marriage stronger. What you’re working toward is really creating a new marriage.

How to Escape Unnecessary Suffering

No human being escapes all suffering. While perhaps unkind, it would have been true for me to say over the baby I delivered today, “Welcome to a lifetime of suffering, little girl.” And Jesus promised that “in this world you will have trouble.” (John 16:33) But wouldn’t it be a good idea to escape unnecessary suffering?

Marriage Is More Than “Us Two”

Marriage is a marathon.

You’ve heard that before. But comparing marriage to a marathon is about more than “this happens over a long period of time.”

Marriage in the Real World

When You Can’t Talk to Anyone (Even at Church)

Creating a New Marriage

How to Escape Unnecessary Suffering

Marriage Is More Than “Us Two”

7 Keys to Living Fully Alive from the Inside Out

Healthy Relationships