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My Mate Is Not My Enemy

My Spouse Is Not My Enemy

Dave Boehi· 2 min read

Viewing your spouse as a gift from God is a life-changing perspective.

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She Learned Her Lessons the Hard Way

Dave Boehi· 4 min read

Practical suggestions that any married couple could apply—no matter how healthy your relationship.

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8 Steps for Redeeming Your Marriage Relation...

Marty Trammell· 8 min read

The next time you and your spouse find yourselves in a “discussion,” follow these steps for resolving relational conflicts in marriage.

Speaking the Truth in Love

Tim and Joy Downs· 7 min read

It's all in the way you package it.

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Choose Your Conflict Style

Bill and Pam Farrel· 6 min read

It's nearly impossible to connect your life to another and not have significant disagreements. These ideas will help you direct your conflicts in a positive way.

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Tired of Fighting About the Same Things?

Tim Muehlhoff· 7 min read

Here are three principles that can help you address the issues that keep popping up to disrupt your marriage relationship.

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Avoiding the Tough Conversations

Dave Boehi· 4 min read

Let me encourage you to step into the relationship rather than away from it. Be courageous.

When Conflict Keeps Popping Up

When Conflict Keeps Popping Up

Barbara Rainey· 4 min read

Some issues in a marriage demand ongoing engagement.

Do You Have Unrealistic Expectations for Your Marriage?

Do You Have Unrealistic Expectations for You...

Paul David Tripp· 5 min read

Because God is faithful, powerful, and willing, you can be realistic and hopeful about your marriage at the very same time.

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Who Is Your Closest Neighbor

Dave Boehi· 2 min read

What could be closer than your own home, and who could be closer than your own spouse.

Emotionally Destructive Relationship Questionnaire

Emotionally Destructive Relationship Questio...

Leslie Varnick· 6 min read

Help in evaluating the emotional health of your marriage.

whose fault is it

Whose Fault Is It?

Rob Flood· 8 min read

Recognizing and fixing a fatal flaw in many marriages: the blame trap.

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Enslaved by Bitterness

Dennis Rainey· 6 min read

These three steps will help you restore freedom in your life.

Why Do We Keep Arguing?

Tim and Joy Downs· 8 min read

Once we understood each other’s dreams, and once we each realized what the other person was valuing, our attitudes changed.

Fight fair

Fighting Fair

Tim and Joy Downs· 7 min read

A few ground rules can transform verbal brawls into a communication breakthrough.

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I Needed to Know He Loved Me

Sabrina Beasley McDonald· 5 min read

My husband knew me—dark and light—and he loved me anyway.

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Let It Go

FamilyLife· 4 min read

Bitterness often costs us more than forgiving would, even if forgiving doesn't seem fair.

“Letting Go” in Emotionally Destructive Relationships

Letting Go in Emotionally Destructive Relati...

Leslie Varnick· 8 min read

Three steps for experiencing healing and growing in maturity.

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When Sorry Isnt Enough

Forgiveness

March 7, 2014
with Gary Chapman

Dr. Gary Chapman says unless we learn to move past our failures with genuine forgiveness and reconciliation, our marriages will never be everything God intends them to be.

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When Sorry Isnt Enough

Apology

March 6, 2014
with Gary Chapman

Dr. Gary Chapman shares how saying "I'm sorry" can transform your relationship.

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Resolving Conflict Day 2

Resolving Conflict–Practical Instructi...

February 14, 2012
with Gary Chapman

Pastor and well-known author Gary Chapman provides practical instruction on resolving conflict in marriage.

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Resolving Conflict Day 1

Speaking Your Wife’s Love Language

February 13, 2012
with Gary Chapman

Men--you fill up the car with gas, but have you checked the gauge of your wife's love tank lately?

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Biblical Foundation For Marriage Day 3

Making a Marriage Work

January 18, 2012
with Kathy Keller, Tim Keller

What does it take to make a marriage really work?

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Resolving Conflict 3

Resolving Conflict, Part 3

July 27, 2011
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When conflict happens, forgiveness is a crucial step toward reconciliation in every marriage relationship.

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Resolving Conflict 2

Resolving Conflict, Part 2

July 26, 2011
with Dennis Rainey

How we deal with anger affects generations.

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Resolving Conflict 1

Resolving Conflict, Part 1

July 25, 2011
with Dennis Rainey

When a couple experiences conflict in their marriage, how they resolve that conflict affects more than just the marriage.

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Resolving Conflict Day 2

Idle Talk

January 13, 2011
with Paul David Tripp

Would you be more careful about what you said if you knew one day you would have to account for each word?

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Resolving Conflict Day 1

Telling It Like It Is

January 12, 2011
with Paul David Tripp

Words can bless or they can injure.

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Resolving Conflict Day 2

Breaking the Curse of Words, Part 2

December 30, 2008
with Tom Elliff

Do someone’s harsh words still haunt you?

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Resolving Conflict Day 1

Breaking the Curse of Words, Part 1

December 29, 2008
with Tom Elliff

Tom Elliff discusses the pain of verbal warfare and the healing that God alone can bring.

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