Relationships

First Steps to Financial Freedom as a Couple

There’s no one right way to get your finances under control, but there are certain principles couples need to follow to reach freedom.

Healthy Individuals Create Healthy Marriages

The health of a marriage is determined by individual health, so we need to care for our emotional, mental, physical and spiritual fitness.

7 Healthy Habits That Will Improve Your Marriage

Halt the unhealthy communication patterns that hurt your relationship and replace them with healthy ones to strengthen your marriage.

Be Brave – Let People Challenge Your Thinking

Having friends who hold opposing points of view on topics is one of the greatest gifts life can ever give your future, writes Amanda Viviers.

Five Tips for Difficult Conversations

If we don’t communicate what we need, we can fall into resentment. Here are five tips for effective communication in difficult situations.

The Case for Marriage and Why It’s Good For Us: Research Findings

Research shows that people in traditional nuclear families with a married couple, do better in economic, educational and health outcomes.

Set Your Boundaries

It’s important to set boundaries: what you will accept and what you won’t. Otherwise, you may become a “punching bag” for others.

When You Can’t Unfriend…

Problems are part of life, aren’t they – so why run away from them? Why unfriend problems? Brian Harris writes

3 Keys to a Peaceful Family Gathering These Holidays

Family gatherings at Christmas can lead to stressful conversations – so here are 3 things to keep in mind to avoid the conflict.

How to Get the Stubborn to Budge

When someone is stubborn, our instinct is to bombard them with evidence. The better approach to persuasion is to start small.

Can We Ever Find True Equality?

God declares all humans equal because we are created in his image, no matter how much we earn, how we look or where we live, writes Robert Martin.

Saving Face is a Necessary Art – Even When the Face Isn’t Yours

We all have the impulse to save face, and many of us get defensive, aggressive or withdrawn when that impulse is challenged, writes Michael McQueen.

We Can Change Lives Just By Seeing Others Better

Have you ever felt invisible? Or perhaps you’ve felt as though you’re seen, but in an inaccurate way – you’ve been placed you in a limiting box.

Tinder Mercy or Tender Prey? A Reflection on Tinder’s 10th Birthday

“In 2013 it seemed like all of my colleagues were using Tinder – it was new, exciting, and was changing society before our eyes,” writes Aaron Johnstone.

Try a Little Kindness – The Results Can Be Surprising

Offering a kind word can not only make someone’s day better, but knowing someone is thinking about them, can make all the difference in the world.

Dustin Nickerson Counters Unhelpful Marriage Advice with Comedy

Comedian Dustin Nickerson describes himself as the “the world’s most average person”. Here he challenges one-size-fits-all marriage advice.

‘Momentum’ Building as Podcast Helps Men Do Life Better

Momentum is a radio show and a podcast designed to encourage and support men and help them to “do life better”.

Both Met Their Future Spouses In a Dream. One Got Married, One Didn’t…

Even when we hear God’s voice, things can still go wrong. The interaction of God’s revelation with our fallen humanity means there are few solid rules.