Guide to Assess, Improve, & Strengthen Your Marriage

The Hidden Threats to Your Marriage—and How to Overcome Them What makes a marriage thrive? Many couples assume love and compatibility are enough, but even the strongest marriages struggle when certain destructive patterns are formed. Renowned marriage researchers Drs....

Hypocritical Blindspots

This week, I sat with a woman who was upset by a family member’s social media post that stated, “You don’t need to be perfect. I love & accept you as you are.” When I asked why she was bothered by this, she stated that the person who posted...

3 Habits to 3X Your Contribution

When it comes to leadership and getting things done, I’ve learned a lot from the wise Jethro.  No, not from The Beverly Hillbillies. But Jethro, as in Moses’s father-in-law in the Old Testament.  In Exodus 18, Moses was rewarded for leading the Israelites out of Egypt...

Discipline (It’s not a bad word)

I’ve been intrigued by words since I was pretty young. (“Who decided that was a bad word?”) I wrote frequent letters to friends and family, had pen pals in French class, and have kept a journal since fifth grade. I choose words carefully and seek out clarification...

When You “Can’t Take One More Thing”

Crisis turns up the heat on whatever is already occurring inside. What we have grows in crisis. This is why great marriages get stronger during the death of a child, whereas fractured marriages end. When things are going great in our life, we pay little attention to...