Marital Junk Mail: Stinking Thinking

Are you getting a lot of junk mail lately like we are? We’re receiving ads to all kinds of things we don’t need or want. But what about marital junk mail that tries to invade and distort our thoughts about our spouse and our marital relationship? Isn’t that similar to Read More…

Staying in Love Even After 50 Years of Marriage

Wow! It’s hard to believe, but Cindy and I, Steve just celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. We got away for a few days to celebrate. That gave us time to sit and share some wonderful memories on how God first transformed us and then our marriage. From that we’ll be Read More…

Being Different TOGETHER

  Someone once said, “You may never think alike, but you can work to think TOGETHER.” Those are wise words! As a matter of fact, they’ve inspired us many times to work to bridge our differences instead of erecting emotional walls that can separate us in our marriage. It’s a Read More…

Apologies That Make a Positive Difference

All apologies are NOT created equal. Just because you apologize, it doesn’t mean the receiver feels you “get it” so they hold back. And that is not healthy for your marriage. So, in this Marriage Insight we deal with apologies that can make a positive difference in your marriage.

Enjoying the Sabbath in Your Marriage

  Do you and your spouse make the time each week to rest—to take a Sabbath rest together? Do you make it a priority to set aside one day out of your busy week just to stop and “chill out?” If we were asked these questions several years back, we Read More…

Where Did the Fun Go in Our Marriage?

  If you’re like Cindy and me (Steve) you sometimes encounter so much serious “stuff” during different seasons of your life together that you wonder if things will ever lighten up. Where did the fun go? Will it ever come back? Sometimes life is hard, but we refuse to wallow Read More…

Are Your Friends Helping Hurting Your Marriage?

“…what a man is really like is shown by the kinds of friends he chooses.” (Proverbs 27:19) Cindy and I (Steve) also believe that a marriage is shown by the kinds of friends we choose. We’ve come to realize that our “friends” can either strengthen our marriage or they can Read More…

Do You Need Fresh Air in Marriage Relationship?

Have you ever been in a stuffy room and find yourself needing a breath of fresh air? All you can think about is how badly you just need to take a breath of clean, fresh air! Well, sometimes our marriages need a “breath of fresh air,” too. If we’re all Read More…

Creatively Reframing Our Marriages

Reframing our marriages is probably a new concept for many of us…it was for Cindy and me. But we came to understand how important this concept is to have a good and healthy marriage. In this Podcast we can help you find new ways to solve problems and make decisions Read More…

De-escalating Fights in Marriage

If Cindy and I (Steve) are going to be transparent with you we did not fight in healthy ways earlier in our marriage. In fact, our approach was quite toxic. It was all about “winner take all.” Does that ring familiar with how you and your spouse argue? If so, Read More…