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4 Communication Skills You Can’t Ignore
When I began marriage counseling with Marriage Revolution a few years ago, I knew I had to quickly...
Read MoreHow To Hit The Reset Button In Your Marriage
In the tech world, if a device isn’t working properly or living up to its expected...
Read More5 Things I’ve Learned In 10 Years As a Marriage Counselor
I’ve learned a lot about marriage over the past 10 years of counseling couples. Of course this...
Read MoreThe Trifecta Of Love
There is power and significance in the number 3. Some even say it is the perfect number. Have you...
Read MoreHow To Affair Proof Your Marriage
2 years into my marriage, I had an affair. I didn’t seek it out. I didn’t want...
Read MoreHow To Confront Your Spouse
I was recently at a leadership event where a very well-known speaker was talking about the...
Read MoreThe Most Important Step When Resolving Conflict
News flash: Marriage is hard. Have you ever thought about why? Think about it from a...
Read MoreBetter together
One of God’s goals for your marriage is for you and your spouse to be better together than you...
Read MoreHow To Love Your Spouse
How to love your spouse can be confusing. One of the reasons it’s challenging at times is...
Read MoreLove and Respect
No matter what the stated trouble is between a couple, usually the unstated offense is that the...
Read MoreWhy Your Marriage Needs Easter
Communication techniques can help you get along with your spouse. Conflict resolution tips...
Read MoreCan You Handle The Truth?
Receiving the truth in love is one of the most important skills you can learn to turn your...
Read MoreThe Art Of Empathy
I learned the art of empathy the hard way. When I left the house for work the other day, my wife...
Read MoreThe Real Problem With Your Marriage
If you had an apple tree in your back yard and the apples started to turn grey and pulpy, how...
Read MoreIs Online Marriage Counseling Right For You?
To counsel online, or not to counsel online—that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the car...
Read More3 Phrases That Choke out Anxiety
I’d be willing to bet you’ve experienced some level of anxiety over the past several weeks. I know...
Read More3 Critical Rhythms That Vaccinate Your Marriage Against Corona
You’ve probably developed some different ways of living over the past several weeks. Your...
Read MoreHow To Protect And Provide For Your Marriage During COVID-19
In our team meeting this past week I asked each counselor to share 1 way they would instruct...
Read More3 Things To Remember During This CoronaVirus Crisis
As the coronavirus has reached a pandemic level, the situation can seem overwhelming. But before...
Read MoreHow to Prevent The Corona Virus From Infecting Your Marriage
The Corona virus is impacting almost every area of our lives: our schedule, our relationships, our...
Read MoreDO YOU HAVE ANY BITTERNESS IN YOUR HEART TOWARD YOUR MATE?
“Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.” Colossians 3:19 It...
Read More25 Ways to Respect Your Husband
Learning how to respect your husband might be one of the most important skills you can develop in...
Read More25 Ways to Lead Your Wife
Leading your wife is more than setting goals and giving instruction. It isn’t less than...
Read MoreEqual Value + Right Roles = Healthy Marriage
Who does the dishes? Who makes the decisions? Who pays the bills? Who bathes the kids? Who brings...
Read More10 Things to Remember When You’re in Conflict
If you’ve been married for any time at all, you know that conflict happens. But, that...
Read MoreThe Ten Commandments of Marriage
The Ten commandments from Deuteronomy 5:7-21 are an invitation from God to live a life free from...
Read MoreHow To Measure Your Love For God
How can we measure our love for God? The amount of Bible study we do? The number of times we go to...
Read MoreBaby, It’s Time for a Bath
Husbands, I want to tell you a story because I want to communicate an experience that can be...
Read MoreAre You Blind To Your Blindness?
I was fuming. Legitimately angry. Boiling, you might say. After praying for days about it, I...
Read MoreThis Counseling Exercise Changed My Marriage
When you go to counseling, lets face it. You do some some cheesy stuff on the comfy couch. Feeling...
Read More6 Bad Habits to Break For a Better Marriage
1. One thing your spouse really dislikes. You know what it is. Or do you? (I’m thinking your...
Read More7 Easy Habits to Improve your Marriage this Fall
Praying together. It takes minutes—but the effects of your prayers may very well be eternal. Even...
Read More4 Ways to Pursue Teamwork with Your Spouse
Bring it. My husband and I stood at a makeshift starting line with other couples from our Bible...
Read MoreIs It Old School To Be Your Husband’s Helper?
There has been plenty of scoffing, snorting, eye-rolling, and outright anger in the last few...
Read More25 Questions Your Wife Might Be Glad You Asked
Maybe you’re looking for a few questions to bump things up a notch: to really make your wife feel...
Read MoreIs There Trouble On The Horizon Of Your Marriage?
A few nights ago while mindlessly channel hopping I stumbled across the 1980’s cult vampire movie,...
Read MoreDid You Marry Your Mother-in-Law?
“Honey, I don’t know how to tell you this, but—I’m not your dad.” Well. Duh. And yet–that...
Read MoreHow Do You Show Your Spouse You Care?
My husband loves to tinker with vintage automobiles. In fact, he’s restoring an old car right now....
Read More4 Steps To Suffocating The Biggest Problem In Your Marriage
Because of the Fall, each of us has a “default setting” when we wake up each morning. The default...
Read MoreI Know What the Problem Is in Your Marriage
It’s a gripping scene for me, even though I’ve seen it a dozen times: You see a young...
Read MoreThere is hope for your marriage
I get to see some of the worst marriage situations in my counseling office. As challenging and...
Read More5 Myths That Make Marriage Messy
We have all heard lies, half-truths and inaccuracies our entire lives. They started when we...
Read More10 Habits for a Lifelong Marriage
Years ago, when my parents were celebrating their golden anniversary, I asked them for their...
Read MoreI never thought I would be one of those guys
If you would have met me in my younger years you would have never pegged me as an angry man. I...
Read MoreThe Abiding Marriage
The bookstores are filled with marriage counsel. Conferences abound. Social media is flooded with...
Read MoreI didn’t mean to say that!
Thank goodness for the editing features on our computers that help our words to be just right! How...
Read MoreSorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Elton John was spot on. That simple 5 letter word can be buried pretty deep and even when we try...
Read MoreCan It Really Be That Simple?
Marriage is simple. But, simple isn’t always easy. Let’s start with defining...
Read MoreThe Most Important Thing You Can Do For Your Marriage
I know the most important thing you can do for your marriage. I have worked with a wide variety of...
Read MoreDon’t be a WENI
Conflict is normal in marriage. The thing I work on with my clients is not necessarily how to...
Read MoreHow To Love Your Wife
By David Lord: I have a 3 X 5 card on the cork board above my desk. It contains just 7 words. But...
Read MoreHelp! My Husband Won’t Lead
One of the most important roles a husband has is that of a leader. John Maxwell has said,...
Read More5 Habits Of A Healthy Marriage
I’ve heard it said that success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out. I...
Read MoreSex is the Foundation to a Perfect Valentines Day
Valentines Day is all about sex. The flowers, the chocolate, the special gifts, the memorable...
Read MoreTop 10 Ways To Love Your Spouse
The below list was originally compiled by David Ferguson and we have been using it in counseling...
Read MoreIs there a wall in your marriage?
I used to think conflict in marriage was a bad thing. So much so, that I used to do whatever it...
Read More54 Reasons Not To Get A Divorce
Whatever way you slice it, divorce sucks. Although I haven’t personally experienced it, I...
Read MoreThe Secret To Good Communication
95% of the couples that come to my office for counseling admit they need at least some degree of...
Read MoreIs this standing in the way of your dream marriage?
Maybe you already know what it is. You know: that one thing. It’s one thing that, like an arm in a...
Read MoreHow to Respect a Husband Who Isn’t Respectable
RESPECT – Valuing and regarding another highly. Treating someone as important or with honor....
Read More10 Reasons Marriage Is Hard
If I’ve learned 1 thing about marriage over the past 23 years, its this truth…...
Read More25 Questions to Spark Authentic Communication
When was the last time you had meaningful conversation with your spouse? Not just cliche...
Read MoreEvery Marriage Needs CPR
My first job at 16 was a lifeguard at a local waterpark. I thought it would be the perfect summer...
Read MoreHow to see your spouse with new eyes
Guest Post: Janel Breitenstein is a married mother of 4 who writes frequently for...
Read More25 Easy Ideas To Add A Little Romance
Romance (n): 1. a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love.[1] Scent your bed...
Read More6 Secrets To Building a Marriage That Lasts
The following post was written by Glen Solberg. Glen is a marriage counselor in our Little Rock,...
Read MoreHow Not To Change Your Spouse
The following post was written by Scott Credeur. If you went to Sunday school as a kid, its very...
Read More22 Phrases To Turn Your Love Around
One of my favorite authors and speakers, Paul Tripp, is famous for saying, “Change...
Read More5 Years Is Just The Beginning
It all started on a 7 hour drive from Little Rock to Houston. 5 years later, Marriage Revolution is a thriving marriage ministry that has impacted hundreds of thousands of couples around the world (Watch the video above to get a...
Read MoreHow to Confess A Sexual Sin To Your Spouse
When I confessed my sin of pornography to Star about 15 years ago it was one of the most difficult...
Read MoreWhy You Need To Confess Sexual Sin To Your Spouse Now
I went to Cambodia a couple weeks ago with Tim and Stephanie Broersma. I love this couple. One of...
Read More12 Ways To Stay Close When The Going Gets Rough
Guest Post: Janel Breitenstein is a married mother of 4 who writes frequently for FamilyLife....
Read MoreAn Open Letter To A Spouse Who Wants Out
It usually starts with a phone call. Maybe an e-mail.And this is the part where I feel my gut...
Read MoreDid You Marry The Wrong Person?
Guest Post: Janel Breitenstein is a married mother of 4 who writes frequently for FamilyLife....
Read MoreHelp! I Can’t Find Time For My Marriage
Everyone’s busy. Too busy. One of the most common denominators amongst struggling couples...
Read MoreHow To Stop Small Fights From Turning Into Explosions
My lovely wife and I were talking pleasantly the other day in the car, enjoying its quiet freedom...
Read More3 Ways to Keep Your Marriage “HOT”
Have you noticed how hard it is to extinguish a healthy fire? It’s difficult. Not...
Read MoreI’m Tired of Great Weddings!
George Booth and I collaborated on this post together. I’ve been to some great weddings! We once...
Read MoreLost That Lovin’ Feeling?
One of my favorite parts of my job is doing pre-marital counseling. I’m so encouraged when...
Read MorePlease don’t do it…
Last Friday, Fox news reported that Ashley Madison—the self-proclaimed “original extramarital...
Read MoreSubmission isn’t Silent
A friend and I were out for a rare breakfast, our hands curled around ceramic mugs of decaf....
Read MoreWhat To Do When Your Spouse Wants A Divorce
I’ll never forget that day. I had been out of town for about a week and I couldn’t...
Read MoreHow to Forgive After an Affair
When I discovered Star was having an affair just 18 months into our marriage I was distraught. I...
Read More4 Keys to Finishing Strong in Your Marriage
I recently heard the story of a Godly leader I respected that fell into sexual immorality. When I...
Read More20 Ways To Protect Your Marriage
You’ve probably got insurance on your car—which you lock pretty much everywhere, maybe with the...
Read MoreWant a better sex life?
Do you want a better sex life? Believe it or not, the Bible has something to say starting in the...
Read MoreShould you renew your wedding vows?
By: George Booth I recently had the privilege of attending a Marriage Vows Renewal Ceremony in...
Read MoreIs your marriage TOO important?
After being married for just 18 short months, Star and I separated and were in the process of...
Read More5 Ways Gratitude Can Rev up Your Sex Life
It was nearly a decade and a half ago that I read, “Intimate Issues: Twenty-One Questions...
Read MoreAre you clueless?
I’m sorry to be offensive, but if you’re a guy reading this there’s a good...
Read MoreIs God ALL we need in marriage?
Can I talk out of both sides of my mouth for a second? In a previous post, I explained...
Read MoreYou Complete Me
I’ve written a good amount of anniversary and birthday cards over the past 20 years of being...
Read MoreGoals Date Night
This year has the potential to be the best year yet in your marriage. You probably have good intentions for this to happen, but unless you are already moving in this direction it probably won’t come to be. Andy Stanley says it...
Read MoreWorking through conflict Date Night
Tonight is about conflict. Since every marriage deals with it, we need to address it. But don’t worry, it won’t be that bad. What better time to talk about conflict than outside of an argument and with a clear head! Throughout...
Read MoreCompanionship Date Night
When you first got married what were you expecting from your relationship? It’s likely one of the things on your list was companionship. Although many marry for this reason, the distractions of career, kids, and to-do lists...
Read MoreCommunication Date Night
Communication is an essential part of any relationship, especially marriage! Maybe you’ve heard the cliché’, “You have 2 ears and 1 mouth, use proportionately.” I couldn’t agree more. Tedd Tripp puts it like this: “The finest...
Read MoreHow Busyness is Killing Your Marriage
I’d be willing to put money on the fact that your life is too busy… When Star and...
Read More“We never talk anymore!”
You’ve seen them, haven’t you? The couple that never talks to each other. I know Star...
Read MoreYou’re Being Lied To…
I hate to break it to you, but you’ve been lied to. And, you’re being lied to every...
Read MoreYour wife wants your…
Your ego wanted me to say your body. And, this might be true for you. But most women want...
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