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Marriage

6 Things to Do If You Want to Be Married—and Aren’t Yet

By Le Ann Trees / January 11, 2024

If you’re single and want to be married, you may wonder at times if you will ever experience the joys and challenges of wedded life. Here are six things you can do in the meantime.

7 Biblical Ways to Care for Your Wife

By Nick Batzig / October 23, 2023

There are many things Scripture teaches husbands and wives in order to help guide the process of learning to love one’s spouse. Here are seven basic biblical ways the married man can seek to please his wife.

Godly Authority: How to Have a Mostly “Functionally Egalitarian” Marriage (Part 2)

By Le Ann Trees / October 18, 2023

What can we learn about the meaning and exercising of godly authority in marriage from the mission of an airline pilot? Actually, a lot.

The Element of Physical Attraction in Romantic Relationships

By Derek J. Brown / September 15, 2023

I am regularly asked if it is important for a Christian man or woman to be physically attracted to the person they are dating. In order to fully answer this question, we must consider physical attraction from both a male and female perspective, while also considering why physical attraction may be lacking in either case.

“Choose Wisely”: How to Have a Mostly “Functionally Egalitarian” Marriage (Part 1)

By Le Ann Trees / August 31, 2023

Why do many happily married couples who consider themselves complementarians seem to have a “functionally egalitarian” marriage? This is part one of a multi-part series on nurturing a joyful marriage in Christ.

5 Biblical Exhortations for Single and Married Christians in the Church Body

By Derek J. Brown / May 19, 2023

How do single and married Christians fellowship with and serve each other in a way that honors the blessing of marriage and the gift of singleness?

Did Authoritative Male Headship Exist in the Garden of Eden Before the Fall?

By Le Ann Trees / April 14, 2023

Increasingly, some Christians are claiming that no authority structure existed in Adam and Eve’s relationship in the garden of Eden prior to their fall into sin. Is this true?

The Importance of Praying Together as a Couple Before Marriage

By Wes Bredenhof / January 9, 2023

There are 3 good reasons why a young couple should be praying together before marriage, and even before their engagement.

3 Ways the Gospel Brings Harmony to Your Marriage

By Wes Van Fleet / July 30, 2022

We all enter into marriage with a bit of baggage. Yet, when we come to the place where both persons in marriage have their minds and hearts fixed on Christ, something beautiful happens.