Category Archives: marital conflict

Communication or Intimacy?

Posted on January 28, 2019 by

I believe that if a husband dedicated time and attention to actively listening to everything his wife said, but changed nothing else, there would still be dissatisfaction. Continue reading →

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No Marriage is Perfect

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

  I work with people in various levels of marital distress. I like to think that I provide them with Godly counsel and practical advice on how to make their situation better. But the key here is the word – “better”. … Continue reading →

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5 Steps to a Shocking Marriage: #5

Posted on February 24, 2018 by

Step 5 – Be Prepared The Boy Scout motto is – Be Prepared. As an Eagle Scout myself, incorporating that motto has helped me across a variety of scenarios in my life. In a nutshell, this motto suggests that you … Continue reading →

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5 Steps to a Shocking Marriage – #1

Posted on February 15, 2018 by

Step 1 – Understand Entropy Entropy is a fancy word that comes out of the world of physics and thermodynamics. Put in its simplest terms – “Stuff that is in order now will over time fall into disorder”. In other … Continue reading →

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Completion, Not Reflection

Posted on December 21, 2017 by

   I just had coffee with a single, female colleague that I had not seen in several months. After catching up on job stuff, she began to talk about a budding relationship that she is in. For the most part, … Continue reading →

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When Being “Right” is “Wrong”

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

I was talking to a long-term, married couple the other day. I’ve not known them long, but they certainly appear to be in a shocking marriage. The wife was recounting a story of something that had occurred during the week.  … Continue reading →

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Keep the Long View

Posted on September 20, 2017 by

Even the best of marriages go through seasons of highs and lows. Feelings can swing from being crazy about your partner to having your partner drive you crazy. That’s natural. The key is to maintaina long-term perspective and not let … Continue reading →

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