Raised in a Christian home, both of my parents are Christians, but they were also both fully human. We had ups and downs growing up. My parents were divorced when I was very young. They both did a phenomenal job of staying friendly toward each other and reassuring their children that their divorce was not…
For many couples, dealing with weeks, months, and even years of a long distance relationship is a reality. My husband is Australian, and myself Canadian, so we’ve definitely had our seasons of life with the Pacific Ocean between us, needing to juggle contrasting time zones and work schedules. While it’s definitely more work than standard…
My husband and I, having gotten married young, used to joke that by the time we were old we would always win the contest at weddings for the last couple standing. But especially in our earlier years, imagining getting from here to my eighties with my husband could sometimes feel impossible. I couldn’t fathom how…
If we want transformed lives and a transformed marriage, we need to confess our sins to each other regularly. Confession is simply an honest, humble admission of the ways we have fallen short of God’s laws and hurt someone in the process. Author Soong-Chan Rah writes in Prophetic Lament, “Confession acknowledges the need for God…
