Marriage Challenges – FamilyLife – A Cru Ministry https://www.familylife.com Pursue what matters most. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:02:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://www.familylife.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1001/2024/07/Favicon-Icon_32x32.png?w=32 Marriage Challenges – FamilyLife – A Cru Ministry https://www.familylife.com 32 32 236231178 Dave & Ann Wilson: Our Miraculous Marriage Story https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/dave-ann-wilson-our-miraculous-marriage-story/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/dave-ann-wilson-our-miraculous-marriage-story/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2024 08:13:17 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/dave-ann-wilson-our-miraculous-marriage-story/ Dave and Ann Wilson have been married for 44 years. But they almost didn't make it past 10. Teresa Whiting gets the deets of their miraculous marriage story.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/dave-ann-wilson-our-miraculous-marriage-story/feed/ 0 298832 How Do You Fall Back in Love? https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/how-do-you-fall-back-in-love/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:30:16 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=165899 If you find the intensity of love fading, look at the direction you’re walking. Sometimes, redirection is all you need to fall back in love.]]> 165899 Masculinity, Christianity–and the (Surprising) Truth: Nancy Pearcey https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/masculinity-christianity-and-the-surprising-truth-nancy-pearcey-2/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:15:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/masculinity-christianity-and-the-surprising-truth-nancy-pearcey-2/ Author and professor Nancy Pearcey explores sociological data to uncover why it's open season on masculinity—and the surprising role of Christian men.]]> 307882 5 Tips We’ve Learned Through Our Family Moving https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/5-tips-weve-learned-through-our-family-moving/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:43:02 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=160673 Moving can be one of the most challenging situations a family can go through. Here are five tips we’ve learned through our family moving.]]> 160673 Addiction–and Our Marriage’s Happily Even After: Bob and Dannah Gresh https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/addiction-and-our-marriages-happily-even-after-bob-and-dannah-gresh-2/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:15:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/addiction-and-our-marriages-happily-even-after-bob-and-dannah-gresh-2/ Bob and Dannah Gresh's marriage has traveled dark roads of addiction. Together, they discovered a love that endures, and happily even after.]]> 307849 Remarriage Isn’t a Young Widow’s Only Hope https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/remarriage-isnt-a-young-widows-only-hope/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:32:16 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=154287 If you want to offer a widow hope, encourage her to hope in God. Not in God changing her circumstances, but being with her no matter what comes. ]]> 154287 Why Sex Is So Important to Your Wife https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/why-sex-is-so-important-to-your-wife/ Tue, 09 May 2023 20:52:32 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=124002 God created sex in marriage to be shared, not withheld.]]> 124002 A Ministry Marriage: Perks to Love, Dangers to Fight https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/a-ministry-marriage-perks-to-love-dangers-to-fight/ Tue, 09 May 2023 07:45:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=107790 Ministry marriage can be complicated. Like money or sex or time, ministry can work in tandem with your relationship. Or against it. ]]> 107790 Balancing Family and Career for the Young Professional Pursuing Both https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/balancing-family-and-career-for-the-young-professional-pursuing-both/ Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=88717 More stuff means more bills. More bills require more work.The work life balance cycle is as paralyzing as it is addictive. And it is luring every American family.]]> 88717 Connecting With Your Spouse Through the Busy Parenting Years https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/connecting-with-your-spouse-through-the-busy-parenting-years/ Fri, 19 Aug 2022 22:23:58 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=133038 When we became parents, our entire universe shifted. What happened to the couple we were? ]]> 133038 When Your Spouse Is a Survivor of Sexual Abuse https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/marriage-challenges/hardship-and-suffering/when-your-spouse-is-a-survivor-of-sexual-abuse/ Sun, 19 Jun 2022 21:39:00 +0000 https://sites-stage.familylife.com/flministries/?p=8475 With your patience and understanding and God's help, it is possible for your spouse to return to normal and healthy sexual and emotional function.]]> 8475 Greg Smalley: When You’re Lonely in Marriage https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/greg-smalley-when-youre-lonely-in-marriage/ Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:02:07 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/greg-smalley-when-youre-lonely-in-marriage/ Feeling lonely in marriage? Dr. Greg Smalley offers ideas to help you resolve conflict, start talking about what you're carrying -- and move back together.]]> 307494 Greg Smalley: Reconnecting in Marriage https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/greg-smalley-reconnecting-in-marriage/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:03:09 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/greg-smalley-reconnecting-in-marriage/ Life has a way of moving us into roommates in marriage when we want to be soulmates. Ron Deal talks with Dr. Greg Smalley about how to stay deeply connected.]]> 307493 A Re-fresh https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/a-re-fresh/ Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:03:05 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/a-re-fresh/ Ron and Jody Zappia might have looked like a couple that had it all together, but their marriage was falling apart. The Zappias talk about the day the Lord gave their marriage a fresh start.]]> 307406 A Rocky Start https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/a-rocky-start/ Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:02:08 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/a-rocky-start/ Ron and Jody Zappia thought that marriage would be easy. However, jealousy over Jody's corporate success led Ron to look outside of his marriage for fulfillment. The Zappias share how God intervened.]]> 307404 The Elephants in the Room https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-elephants-in-the-room/ Wed, 12 Jan 2022 13:02:07 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/the-elephants-in-the-room/ Are there any patterns in my life which are negatively influencing my marriage? Authors Kevin and Marcia Myers say that addressing those "elephants" can breathe new life into your relationship.]]> 307368 Intentionally Listening https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/intentionally-listening/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:03:09 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/intentionally-listening/ Would your spouse say they feel "heard"? Authors Kevin & Marcia Myers help unearth a new level of intimacy through the power of intentionally listening.]]> 307366 Making Your Marriage Better than Your Honeymoon https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/making-your-marriage-better-than-your-honeymoon/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:02:07 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/making-your-marriage-better-than-your-honeymoon/ Remember newlywed-land? (What's changed?) Authors Kevin & Marcia Myers help get back to where you started--and recreate the spark.]]> 307364