Helpful and practical articles about your relationship with your God, self, spouse, children, and community. Posts focus on marriage, parenting, counseling, growth, sex and sexuality, intimacy, church, spirituality, theology, and therapy in light of a biblical framework and current psychological research.
Reflections on a recent Better Together Couples Adventure. What does marriage have to do with rock climbing? Read more to see how attunement, communication, and trust all show up on the rocks….
Read MoreWhat does it mean to ‘not grumble or complain’? Does it mean to keep silent or just go along with things? Or does it mean that we ought to deal with people honestly and straightforwardly? This article looks at this phrase and some practicaly ways to deal with conflict.
Read MoreIf you find yourself impulsively acting out sexually in ways that go against your values, to the point of feeling hopeless, you're not alone. Many men and women have recovered and healed from sexual acting out and addiction. Here is a guide to help you get started.
Read MoreThe holidays have potential for great joy and great dread. Here are 7 tips to help make the holidays work for you.
Read MoreWhy is loving so hard? How come marriage is so painful? How can you get past the pain?
Read MoreHow can you break the morning routine in order to connect with the people you love? Here are 5 simple ways to enhance your relationships at the start of the day.
Read MoreHow can you boost your intimacy when life is so busy? Here are three tried and true methods that will act like intimacy steroids for your relationship.
Read MoreWhat does the bible say about engaging conflict? What are practical ways to develop healthier conflict resolution in your relationships? Here are 10 principles of healthy conflict resolution found throughout Scripture.
Read MoreHow do you engage conflict when you feel hurt by someone? Do you fight, flight, freeze or please? Here is a guide to help you better understand the ways in which you react to hurt, so that you can move towards greater intimacy with those you care about.
Read MoreHow are we supposed to handle our disappointments at work, home, church and in relationships? Branden offers a four step process to help you move towards acceptance.
Read MoreMaking changes in your life comes in fits and starts. Rather than hinging your success on major gains, learn to celebrate the small stuff. Branden offers several practical ways to celebrate, as well as how to notice the 'small stuff'.
Read MoreProtecting your kids online is no small task. Between new apps and refined technology, parents often feel overwhelmed and defeated. Here are some simple but primary objectives for parents as they seek to help their children utilize the internet with as little harm as possible.
Read MoreIt's easier to check out with our device than check-in with our kids and spouse. Read on for some tips and wisdom about how to be intentional in your relationship with your family.
Read MoreGratitude is more than an emotional response, it is a choice and an action. Here are several ways to grow your gratitude and enhance your life.
Read MoreWhen it comes to dealing with our emotional life, survival is not enough. To be perfectly honest, survival is what leads us into addiction, affairs, overwork or overplay (to name a few). What we need is growth.
Read MoreHow do you put the pieces of your story back together after finding out about a great betrayal? How do you reclaim a past when you find out it was seemingly built around a longstanding lie? In her article ‘Great Betrayals’, Anna Fels explores how ‘robbing someone of his or her story’ through a longstanding lie or betrayal may be ‘the greatest tragedy of all’.
Read MoreIn relationships there is no such thing as neutral, you are either building up or tearing down, increasing intimacy or moving away from it.
Read MoreAdvice for starting relationship restoration if you've been 'caught'.
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