While some people dream about one day being married, others are not so sure if marriage is for them. Some people dive into marriage without much knowledge of their partner’s past and future interests, thinking that love is all they need to make a marriage last. Then there are some people who marry thinking [...]
Adultery. It’s one of the most hurtful betrayals a spouse can go through. The act violates the exclusive nature of the marriage and breaks the covenant between the two partners and God. How does one heal after an affair? Infidelity doesn’t always include a sexual relationship. Emotional infidelity may seem innocent enough – until [...]
What is Couples Counseling? Also known as marriage counseling, relationship counseling, or couples therapy, couples counseling focuses on the couple as the client. It is not centered on individual issues; it is about the issues that the couple together is facing. If individual problems present in couples therapy, the therapist may choose to refer [...]
Relationships are a blessing. As social creatures, humans come with a baked-in hankering for relationships of all sorts. “So God created humanity in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them,” says the early chapters of Genesis. Created in God’s image, we mirror who God [...]
We live in a hyper-connected age, yet we feel lonelier than ever before. “The number of Americans with no close friends has tripled since 1985” (Forbes). Because of the Internet, we can experience limitless virtual “connection,” but that doesn’t replace real-life interaction. Social relationships, whether with family or friends, play a vital role in [...]
One of the most devastating things to happen in a Christian marriage is an affair. Rather than relying upon one another fully for love, protection, and support; one of the spouses has opted to seek those things from another, breaking their sacred vow to God and to their partner. Despite this terrible circumstance, believers [...]
A marriage in crisis can differ from one relationship to the next. Marriages can face a variety of obstacles and trials – from financial struggles, infertility, or the loss of a loved one, to a midlife or identity crisis of one or both spouses. Regardless of your current circumstances, it’s crucial to remember that [...]
For many who are still single, marriage may seem to be the happily-ever-after that they are missing out on in life. This is why many rush headlong into marriage in the hope that their life will become better once they have found a partner to share in the struggles of life. But for those [...]
Christian based marriage counseling and secular marriage counseling can definitely have some overlap in respect to content that’s addressed, problems that are worked out, and skills that are taught. What will differ widely between Christian based marriage counseling and all other types of marriage counseling are the incorporation of biblical principles into the work. [...]
Trust is such a key ingredient to having a strong, healthy relationship. Trust is to a relationship what apples are to an apple pie. Take the apples out and you no longer have the same dessert. Take trust out of a relationship and you’re looking at a totally different dynamic. To the degree that [...]
