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Preparing Our Hearts for This Christmas Season
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year, with the kids jingle-belling and everyone telling you, ‘Be of good cheer!’” Andy Williams’...
David and Kelly Stephens
Dec 12, 20243 min read


Giving Thanks with Joseph
(We are re-posting this great online article to encourage every Christ-follower to grow in gratitude and thankfulness to the Lord God....
Guest Post
Nov 25, 20245 min read


A Challenge to Walk in Humility
As my wife and I have talked to couples over the years, we are continually reminded that we live in a broken world. Life’s challenges...
Guest Post
Mar 5, 20244 min read


Ten Habits for a Lifelong Marriage
Years ago, when my parents were celebrating their golden anniversary, I asked them for their marriage advice. What was their secret to a...
Mary Larmoyeux
Mar 1, 20232 min read


Preparing Our Hearts for the Holidays
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year, with the kids jingle-belling and everyone telling you, ‘Be of good cheer!’” Andy Williams’...
David and Kelly Stephens
Dec 9, 20223 min read


Marriage Lesson from My Six-Year-Old Daughter
This past summer, my six-year-old came home from a neighborhood swim meet with a sparkle in her big brown eyes, and a huge smile on her...
Jeremy Lively
Sep 20, 20224 min read


A No-Win Proposition
Comparison is a destructive trap. One that, sadly to say, I am all too familiar with. It can spring up just driving to work! I look over...
Barry Williams
Jul 8, 20224 min read


What's the Roadblock in Your Marriage?
Is there a roadblock in your marriage? Something keeping you from achieving the life and marriage that you’ve always wanted, that God...
Peter Zipp
Jun 10, 20225 min read


Letter to a Couple Entering the Blended Family Journey
Abiding Marriage has some of the greatest Ministry Partners of any ministry! These folks pray and give financially so that we can...
Guest Post
Apr 20, 20223 min read


What Are You Fighting For?
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...
Kate Buchanan
Feb 7, 20226 min read


To Share: A Prayer of Thanksgiving
Sometimes you run across something that is just too good NOT to share!! That is what I thought when I re-discovered the prayer below that...
Guest Post
Nov 21, 20212 min read


The Abiding Marriage by Bill Elliff
This post was written by Pastor Bill Elliff. Bill has a way of taking things that seem hard or complicated, and making them easy to...
Bill Elliff
Nov 10, 20213 min read


Is Love Really a Need to be Met?
As a Biblical Counselor, I am confronted almost every session with a husband or wife wrestling with their view of love. All of us are...
Guest Post
Sep 29, 20215 min read
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