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The 24-Hour Rule: Why Timing Matters After a Porn Relapse

When your partner relapses with pornography, there are actually two problems: the porn and the dishonesty. Most couples only address the first one. But trust isn't rebuilt by sobriety alone. It's rebuilt by how quickly and honestly the confession happens.…

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What to Do When You Find Out Your Partner Watches Porn

Finding out your partner struggles with pornography is disorienting. It's grief, betrayal, and confusion all at once. But it doesn't have to be the end of the relationship. Here's what a healthy response looks like, what to avoid, and how…

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The 3 Things Every Husband Owes His Wife (That Most Men Miss)

A husband's primary role is to protect, provide, and connect. Most Christian men have the first two figured out. They'll fight an intruder, they'll pay the bills. But the third one, emotional connection, is where marriages fall apart. Danny Silk…

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You Didn’t Fall Out of Love. You Turned It Off.

Nobody falls in love and nobody falls out of it. Love isn't a hole you accidentally walk into. It's a choice you make daily. Danny Silk has been married for 40 years to a woman he's clinically incompatible with, and…

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Why Don’t I Want Sex Even After Getting Married?

Not wanting sex after marriage is more common than most people admit, and it's almost always rooted in unprocessed pain or trauma. If your body shuts down sexually after saying "I do," that's not a character flaw. It's a signal…

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The Invisible Effects of Sex Before Marriage?

QUESTION What are some of the effects of sex before marriage? THE TEAM’S ANSWER We know what you’re probably expecting from an article like this– Yes, sex before marriage can lead to unplanned pregnancy. Yes, it can lead to sexually…

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Does God Bless Blended Families?

The truth is that God is a God of redemption! Remarried husbands and wives: It takes the power of God to take dysfunctional situations and make something beautiful with them. Remarriage is real-life beauty for ashes (Isaiah 61:3).

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The Aftermath of Her Affair

On the topic of affairs we often go straight to blaming the husband. But what happens when the wife is the one who was unfaithful this time around? Alli Patterson shares her vulnerable story of why she did it, how it happened, and the consequences of her affair on her job, her family, and her marriage but also the beautiful way Jesus has encountered her through the process.

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Getting Her in the Mood

This month we have Debra Fileta here to bring a small teaser for you ladies (and any men listening in) to help normalize the conversation around what gets HER going and inspire you to not settle for less than God's best in whatever season of marriage you are in. Whether it's your mindsets, your moods, your body...there's so much more to talk about!

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Is Fear Wrecking Your Marriage?

For the first ten years of my marriage, I struggled with the fear of abandonment. My father and my first pastor had both left their wives for younger women. Because of what I had experienced, I allowed fearful thoughts to linger unchecked in my mind. They didn’t yell; they whispered. Eventually all men leave. Don’t let them get too close. Then they can’t disappoint you.

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Porn In Relationships

Let's talk about when porn enters into your relationship, maybe it's your boyfriend or girlfriend or maybe it's your husband or wife. Aaron & Jenna Zint join us as Aaron shares about his porn struggle inside of their marriage and Jenna shares her journey at the same time.