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One of the greatest gifts you can give your mate is to believe in his or her dreams. What a difference you can make if you always treat your mate not as he might be at that moment, but as you know he can be.

“This too shall pass.” I have a love, hate relationship with that phrase, how about you?Will this crisis pass? Probably. Most do eventually come to an end, but it can be difficult to remember that when hope feels so deferred. Circumstances dash...

Marriage and Love in the BibleMarriage is a sacred vow between a man and woman, to "become one flesh" as the scripture says. God's view of marriage is the divine plan for sexual relationships, to secure stable families and committed parents and...

Blind optimism says our spouse is our perfect soulmate who can do no wrong--but this only sets us up for painful disappointment. Hope and help are found in confronting the hard facts of marriage together.

Any political vision that treats marriage and family as optional or fungible, even if it goes by the label “conservative,” is destined to fail. This isn’t a matter of updating our definitions. If we lose our belief in marriage and the family as...

A “married person must worry about the affairs of earth,” while the “unmarried person can serve the Lord without such distraction.” Christ’s entire person was taken up with obedience to the Father and laying his life down not for one woman but the...

No one knows the things that burden his heart or the issues that keep him awake at night. No other human being on this earth knows him as intimately as you. This makes your prayers all that more special, focused, specific, and powerful!

The Lord does not promise us marriage and believers should not expect marriage as a promise from the Lord. Singleness is a great gift from the Lord. Remaining single should not be looked down upon, but rather, should be praised and lifted up.

Sex is a beautiful and dangerous gift. Please handle with care, in the power of the Spirit, so you can live a healthy and whole life. God has given us such an amazing gift that bonds two people. May we take great responsibility in honoring our...

The Diatessaron is the earliest known blending of the gospels dating from the 2nd Century A.D. Harmony of the Gospels describes a variety of works including the Diatessaron plus several texts published since that time and which are still being...

A woman that yearns to please God strives to be like this ideal example, but with the understanding that every Christian is a work in progress, brought “to completion in the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6).

Rather than following the commands of the Bible and the teachings of Jesus, cultural Christians follow many misleading concepts and legalistic ideologies. It is important for us as believers to be aware of Cultural Christianity.

What can we learn from this couple both in our dating and marital relationships? Can we avoid making the same mistakes Samson does, and what are some of the warning bells we can discern when a Delilah stumbles into our lives?

Single people are sometimes prone to idolize and romanticize the idea of marriage. Spouses commit idolatry when they seek sexual fulfillment outside of their marriages. Christians can easily overlook their own relational sins while pointing the...

Divorce is mentioned several times in the Old and New Testament and there are very few exceptions where divorce is condoned in the Bible.

Fornication is, both spiritually and intrinsically, a different sort of interaction from the marital act. That’s why the consequences are so dire.

Lamech was known for arrogance, polygamy, and violence. In the account of Cain’s descendants, Lamech was purposefully singled out as if to conclude the story of Cain with hopelessness and corruption.

Believers can take advantage of online dating services, but they need to be careful and discerning. Asking God for wisdom and guidance when choosing someone to date should be one of the first actions a single believer takes in their dating...

Tharbis isn't exactly a Biblical character, but she poses an important question to Bible readers: how many times did Moses get married?