Strengthen Your Home with Scripture 7 verses for 7 days for your marriage and family
The times we're experiencing are certainly unprecedented. As husbands and wives, how do we navigate our "new normal" and lead our families? Recently we were walking in our neighborhood and talking about how we [...]
Build Your Marriage During the Coronavirus 10 ways to connect with your spouse
Our society has changed. There are lines at the grocery stores and many common items like toilet paper are now hard to find. In our grocery, we’re limited on how much meat, eggs, toilet [...]
How Small Groups Build Your Marriage Five solid reasons to join a group
A few months ago we were out to dinner with a couple from our church. Although they had been attending the church for a few months, they hadn’t made many friends and were craving [...]
When A Job Loss Hits Your Marriage How to protect your marriage and move forward in job loss
This week a very close friend of ours lost his job. For our friend, his loss of employment came quickly and without warning. He and his wife were stunned. He’s a godly man, a [...]
3 Wise Marriage Choices for the New Year How to build your marriage in the new year
New beginnings. What can a new year mean to your marriage? Perhaps it’s a time to make things right. An opportunity to start a new program or habit. Maybe, if you like goals, a [...]
Connect Intentionally Every Day in Your Marriage Questions to grow closer in your marriage
Have you unlocked all of your spouse’s thoughts, insights, ideas, and dreams? We haven’t and we’ve been married for over 37 years! We love learning new things about each other. Early in our marriage, [...]
Can you thank your spouse for these 75 things? Building a heart of gratefulness for your spouse
This week is Thanksgiving and we will be remembering some things for which we're thankful. Do you love your home? Are you grateful for your job? Your kids? Your church family? The car you [...]
How to Have the Best Marriage 4 Steps to Peace With God
People are talking about Kanye West's recent profession of faith in Jesus. Questions like: “Is it genuine?” “Is he faking?” “When did this happen?” “How did it happen?” are swirling around some circles. Regardless [...]
How to Stay Strong in a Hard Marriage 7 Things you do when marriage is hard
Some marriages are hard. They take work. They feel lonely. The relational and emotional distance can be difficult to reconcile - usually because one spouse doesn’t want to be close. Sometimes it’s just a [...]
Build Your Marriage Spiritually Connecting with your spouse and others to grow
Do you want to grow closer to your spouse spiritually? At Build Your Marriage our mission is “To help couples build a Christ-centered marriage.” Out of that calling, we are constantly asking, “How can [...]
Five Things to Know Before You Marry–Part 5 Let's talk about commitment
Before you get married, how can you know your future spouse’s commitment to you? The truth is there can be an onslaught of factors that hit a marriage through the years that can threaten [...]
Five Things to Know Before You Marry–Part 4 Let's talk about dating history
Imagine you are on a date with someone you’ve been dating for awhile. The two of you run into someone your date knows. As your date makes introductions they stammer, “Oh...um...this is __________...we used [...]
