My wife Ashley and I recently sat down with a couple who had drifted apart and they were desperately trying to reconnect as a couple. We guided them through some questions to help them get to the root of where their relational drift had started and how they could take steps to reconnect. They weren’t intentionally hurting or neglecting each other, and yet, they both felt hurt and neglected. Simply put, their needs weren’t being met. (more…) Read more
As a pastor, one of the questions I hear most often is, “What is God’s will for my life?” (more…) Read more
When I started the Facebook “Marriage” Page several years ago, my sole intention was to help build stronger marriages. The page is now wildly popular, but at first, there was little interest until my first “viral” post. I had no idea how much conversation and controversy I was about to stir up when I posted the following words… (more…) Read more
I receive thousands of messages online through the Facebook Marriage Page and my public Facebook page. Many of these messages come from people who are struggling in their marriage, and I try to do my best to provide some encouragement and insight to help with their situations. Yesterday, I received a message from a heartbroken woman who was reaching out for help. Her message broke my heart. (more…) Read more
I’ve always believed that when we’re committed to something, we make a way, and when we’re not, we make an excuse! As I have interacted with countless married couples, I’ve seen that too many couples are staying stuck in a rut because they’re making excuses instead of making a way to strengthen their relationship. Below are some of the most common excuses I hear and how to replace the excuses with solutions. (more…) Read more
For more tools to build a strong marriage and family preorder my new book “The 7 Laws of Love: Essential Principles to Build Stronger Relationships” and then you can instantly start reading the book and accessing other bonus content here. As I’ve interacted with thousands of married couples in person and online, I’ve noticed some bad habits many husbands are doing to sabotage their marriages. There are obviously many unhealthy behaviors many wives are doing too, but I’m going to focus this particular... Read more
One simple way to improve your marriage is to read good books (or listen to good audiobooks) on the subject. People often ask me to list my favorite marriage books, so I thought I’d put a few of my favorites below. Each of these has been a source of great encouragement in my marriage and I believe they could be a source of great encouragement in yours too. Just as a disclaimer, I’ve written several books on marriage, but this... Read more
A couple years ago, we started noticing our oldest son, Cooper, was becoming withdrawn. He was in second grade at the time and his normally happy-go-lucky personality was replaced with an irritable and emotional child we hardly recognized. We would continually ask him, “What’s wrong, buddy?” His answer was always, “Nothing.” We didn’t know if he was keeping secrets, if he was unable to communicate what he was really feeling or if “nothing” really was wrong and he was just... Read more
Below is my popular post on the seven differences between healthy couples and unhealthy couples. For more tools to help you build your marriage, can now download all of my 5 previous ebooks instantly for FREE when you preorder my new book “The 7 Laws of Love”. Have you ever been hanging out with a married couple and they seem to not only love each other, but they actually seem to like each other too? It’s enjoyable being around them. It’s... Read more
When people think of a timeless book that holds the keys to great sex, their first thought might be the Kama Sutra, but I'd argue a better choice would actually be the the Bible. Read more
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