The Abiding Marriage Blog

We have all experienced hurt and injury at the hands of others, haven’t we? Yes, there have been physical injuries - like when my brother...

If you are married and reading this, my next statement will not be a new insight for you: In every marriage, you will have conflict. You...

Even in the best of marriages, inevitably one spouse will do (or fail to do) something that hurts or disappoints the other. To be sure,...

Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and He Himself tempts no one. But...

Is there a roadblock in your marriage? Something keeping you from achieving the life and marriage that you’ve always wanted, that God...

When it comes to working through conflict in marriage, my wife and I have “failed” many times over our 25+ years. To try to help, we have...

I’m in the kitchen making dinner and I hear the kids bickering and fighting over a toy just like I had heard them do three minutes ago. I...

Because of the Fall (Genesis 3), each of us has a “default setting” when we wake up each morning. The default for you and for me is set...

It's a gripping scene for me, even though I have seen it a dozen times: You see a young couple sitting in a marriage counselor's office...

As Christ-followers, we need to hear hard truths in order to look more like Christ. These hard truths of the Gospel remind me that my old...

The conversations could not have been more different. The first husband I talked to, Phil, was seeking help for his marriage. He said he...