Cohabitation doesn't hurt anybody. Or does it? Researcher Glenn Stanton, talks about the cons of living together with the opposite sex without the benefit of marriage.
Glenn Stanton, a leading spokesperson on marriage and family issues, talks about the growing trend of cohabitation and the downside to cohabitating that no one will tell you about.
Does living together reap the same benefits as marriage? Glenn Stanton, who has done extensive research on this topic, tells why cohabitation almost guarantees divorce.
Many couples today view the wedding as a celebration of what they’ve attained rather than a commitment to spending their lives together.
Dennis and Barbara Rainey talk about their early years of marriage and the arrival of the first of their six children two years later.
Barbara Rainey shares how God revealed his new plan, this time for marriage, to her and Dennis.
Clarence Shuler talks about his courtship with his wife. Clarence encourages singles to enter a relationship with eyes open and hearts guarded until they know for sure that they've found the one.
Are you intoxicated with romance? Clarence Shuler admits that he was too, at one time. But as relationship after relationship took a nosedive, Clarence wondered if he'd ever get married.
Why is God so often absent from our ceremonies, except as a token prayer or Scripture reading?
Dan Chun reminisces about his own failed marriage, and tells how he approached love and marriage differently the second time around.
An unexpected trial in the early years of one marriage.
Pastor Dan Chun encourages singles to closely observe the person they're dating and invites them to ask some key questions. Once infatuated, it's hard to judge a person's character accurately.
Gerald Hiestand and Jay Thomas say too many people use dating relationships to justify their sexual activity. Instead, they encourage singles to establish dating friendships.
Pastors Gerald Hiestand and Jay Thomas share a biblical theology of dating aimed at persuading a new generation of Christians to get serious about honoring Christ with their sexuality.
Mother-daughter team Catherine Strode Parks and Linda Strode encourages couples to be intentional about their marriages, beginning with the wedding.
Catherine Strode Parks and her mother, Linda Strode, talk about the Christ-centered wedding - a wedding that reflects the gospel to all in attendance.
Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman experienced some significant trials early in their marriage.
Bill and Pam Farrel encourage men and women to know what they might be getting into by asking their significant other the right questions.
Bill and Pam Farrel encourage couples to walk in faith, not fear, towards marriage, but not without asking some strategic, thought-provoking questions to their romantic interest first.
A recent study suggests that cohabiting couples do not face a greater risk of divorce after they marry. But the whole picture is a bit more complicated.
Our modern notion of "falling in love" is based on feelings. And following your feelings can get you hurt.
Couples quickly learn that adjustments are inevitable and necessary in the first years of marriage.
Whether you’re six months or 60 years into your marriage, God can and will continue to teach you about how to become the man He wants you to be.
Here are some practical things I discovered during my first six months of marriage.
Sometimes the only way to fill an empty spot left by an old affection is to replace it with a greater affection. Dannah Gresh encourages those who feel spiritually dry a to immerse themselves in the Scriptures.
Author Dannah Gresh talks about our natural tendency to look for things other than God to fill us, and reminds us that those things, including relationships, can easily become idols if we're not careful.
Biblical counselor Paul David Tripp explains that love is willing self-sacrifice.
Paul recalls a time in his own marriage when his eyes were opened to his own anger issues.
Author Paul David Tripp talks about the reality of marriage.
Understanding the difference between love and infatuation.