The Mission of Marriage
What does it mean to have an impact on your corner of the world? At FamilyLife, we desire to equip families, like yours, to grow together and impact their corner of the world. You may be newly married, or you may have a few decades of marriage behind you. You may be parents to a […]
The Hope for Marriage
Stuck in the mud A few years ago, I travelled with a few friends to go camping on a property their family had just bought in Mozambique. This untouched piece of land was only accessible by driving for over 100km on a gravel road and then eventually going “off-road” by GPS coordinates to get to […]
The Fall of Marriage
They say “Love is blind” … and marriage is the cure. Or, marriage is like receiving a phone call in the middle of the night; first the ring, and then you wake up… Or perhaps you’ve heard about the bloke who said, “I married my wife for her looks, but not the looks she’s giving […]
The Dream of Marriage
In my final year of high school, I got into the hobby of photography. A friend and I took a week-long trip to go camping and hiking in the mountains and we had our cameras and tripods ready to capture some awesome images. There are a lot of great shots we took on that trip, […]
Your Marriage and the Gospel
“Knowing how close I came to throwing away my marriage scares me…” Recently we received this note from a couple who attended a FamilyLife Weekend to Remember about 20 years ago, desperate to find some measure of resolve or tools to rekindle the flame that once burned strong in their marriage. Twenty years later, with […]
God’s Master Plan for Marriage
Someone once told me: “If a hammer is the only tool in your toolbox, you’ll treat everything like it is a nail.” Now although that saying relates to broadening your skillset and mastering your trade, I think the concept leads to some valuable reflection on invention and purpose. The purpose of a hammer is to […]
Beginning again
It’s Jan 2020 and many of us are returning from the holidays into the rhythm of daily life. Some of us might be dreading the thought and some of us can’t wait to get back into it. Whether you’re coming back to a life you love, or one you dread the truth is that no […]
The link between killing spiders and having a successful marriage
What does killing spiders have to do with building a successful marriage? Spring is here and like many other things in our lives, every season brings with it not only the excitement of the new but also the challenges of the new. Whilst our home is filled with excitement of longer days and the joys […]
Happily Ever After?
The secret to “happily ever after” is finding your soul mate, right? Wrong! Here’s why; and an alternative mindset you may want to adopt. Relationship investment mindset Great marriages don’t just happen. Even the best of relationships have challenges. That doesn’t mean you’ve married the wrong person, it simply means you’re married. You see, many […]