As a counselor, a common complaint I hear from Christian married couples is unsatisfactory sexuality. What makes great Christian sex? Here are 5 essential ingredients for not just healthy sex, but great Christian sex! 1. Naked and Not Ashamed Genesis 2:25 gives the building blocks to a solid foundation of a healthy marriage and sexuality: I

When looking for a gift for an anniversary it is important to remember that this gift will symbolise a milestone in two peoples lives and the gift should represent this. If you are going to stick with tradition then a fifth anniversary gift would need to be something that contains wood. Wood does seem somewhat unexciting and you may find it hard

Have you bought into the commercialism of Father's Day, thinking that expensive cologne and fancy tools will bring you closer to your partner? And what do you figure would please your husband more, a night out with the boys or the chance to watch Monday night football without interruptions? Well, think again. Both men and women are short chang

Marriages are said to be made in heaven but there are times when these marriages need help. There is any number of marriage counselors who can help couples find ways to save their marriage. For Christian couples seeking help from Christian marriage counseling this is a way to preserve their marriage. These counselors have not just the experience of

Marriage is both commonplace and intriguing, and it is only natural that through all the ages people have observed, commented on, and interpreted the marital behavior of other persons. Many of these observations, oft repeated, become part of the collective wisdom of society. One finds these comments in a number of places. Literary anthologies co

Being comfortable in a relationship feels awfully good - but functioning on automatic pilot can get you into trouble. For some couples in the Sandwich Generation, the impetus to examine their partnership comes from the different energies that each wants to invest in family, career or leisure. Don is torn between his own needs and those of his wif

People with physical disabilities have special problems when thinking about marriage. Individuals who may require some physical aid may be very self-reliant in other areas of their lives and much less helpless in a marriage relationship than able-bodied people. A marriage is a serious proposition that involves real responsibilities. It is no

Newman was a middle aged businessman. He had a best friend named Bert. Newman and Bert had been friends for about seven years. Newman was happily married to Tracy, his wife of 18 years. Newmans job often called for him to travel. They lived in a nice suburban neighborhood. It was one of the better neighborhoods in the area. There were lots of a

Years ago, when couples married, they did not have any books to help them. They had no professional premarital counseling. And yet they and their generation developed far more stable families than we do today, with all our books, counseling and scientific knowledge. Why? In the first place, they had a much better chance of marrying "our kind of

People are always warning about the danger signs in relationships (I've done it plenty), but how do you know if you are doing well? How do you know if you are on the right track? It's not just "lack of problems," because if that's all that having a good relationship is for you, then your view of relationships is just too shallow and poor. At

Sooner or later, you or your partner might find that your marriage might need some help. That should not be thought of as defeat or failure on your end nor your partners - after all, human relationships are known to be notoriously difficult and never perfect, and admitting that you both need marriage help is actually the first step to getting it. T

Reaching the tenth anniversary for any couple will fill them with a sense of achievement and pride and this milestone should be celebrated in the best way possible. Being committed to someone for an entire decade proves that the couple are devoted to each other; the traditional symbol for the 10th anniversary is tin or aluminium. Tin and alumin

You've gone through the dating scene and enjoyed it. Some of your friends are starting to settle down and get married. This is the time in your life you may now ask the question, which is on every lip: "Why marry?" The reasons are countless. Not every reason, however, would suit you. Perhaps we should thumb through a working check list. Write

Great Relationships are a step beyond "good relationships" because the "ordinary myths" about relationships need to be broken to get to that "extraordinary" level of "Greatness." If you are OK with ho-hum relationships, that's fine. Go for it. But if you want something really powerful and deep, you've got to go beyond the "ordinary." You've

This week the world got some good advice on how to live a long and healthy life from -ironically enough- a rock star. The Who front man and 64-year-old rock sensation, Roger Daltrey is still setting the stage on fire while rockers a third his age are cancelling show dates due to "exhaustion." And he says it's all about the fun. Daltrey's youthfu