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Building a healthy marriage

Good marriages don’t just happen. Premarital preparation is an investment in making your marriage strong and healthy. Whether marrying for the first time or remarrying after divorce or death, taking time to prepare for your life together is a valuable activity. Assessments, premarital counselling and finding a marriage mentor couple are all great ideas for building a marriage that will last.

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Preparing for a lifetime

Couples preparing to get married spend an enormous amount of time, money and emotional energy planning...

Before the wedding

When I met my wife, Heather, we immediately hurried to “tie the knot.” We had our minds made up and no one was...

Trashing your false ideals

God’s arithmetic is simple but intriguing: “Two shall become one” (Genesis 2:24). Modern...

Marriage myths

By examining these myths, we can identify some of our unrealistic hopes for marriage as we draw closer to the...

The half-hearted marriage

Commitment means making a choice to give up other choices. This simple truth explains why marriage...

Remarriage myths

Prior to our marriage 26 years ago, Joe and I were asked by a friend, “Aren’t you going to get premarital...

Building your marriage worksheet

Bob Reccord believes that after God has invited you to a personal relationship...

Q&A: How well do I need to know my spouse?

How much should I tell my new spouse about my past? I realize...

Q&A: Spiritual leadership in the family

What does it mean to be the “spiritual leader” in the family?

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Q&A: Interracial/Intercultural marriage

What’s your perspective on interracial marriage? How do cultural...