Category Marriage

Sex & Marriage - sex and marriage

Sex & Marriage

Sex and marriage have become two words that almost don’t seem to go together. It seems the narrative has become, “Husbands never get as much as they want, and wives periodically grit their teeth through it.” We have experienced this first hand in our own marriage. It has taken us years to learn how to fully enjoy sex, and in all honesty, years to understand that sex in marriage isn’t a luxury but rather a necessity.

Why Depending on a Spouse to Make You Happy Doesn't Work - spouse make you happy

Why Depending on a Spouse to Make You Happy Doesn’t Work

Fairytales and movies are teaching people that once they find their Prince (or Princess) Charming, all will be right in the world. They tell tales of finding “the one” who will make you the happiest person on earth. The resolution…

If You're Single (And Tired of It) - tired of being single

If You’re Single (And Tired of It)

“What would your life look like without any fear?” These words woke my heart up a few years ago. At that time, I had my future all planned out: I was going to finish college, get a good job, eventually…

The Process Is Part of the Promise - singleness

The Process Is Part of the Promise

“Acknowledging the mess is half the battle.”  In most cases, I totally agree with this statement. I also then wish some army of people would come fight the other half of the battle and do the hard work for me.…

Healthy Mindsets for Marriage - relationships

Healthy Mindsets for Marriage

Cole Zick and special guest, Curtis Zackery, teaching pastor at Church of the City in Franklin Tennessee, dialogue honestly about marriage’s ups and downs. Curtis shares great wisdom on how to strengthen your marriage in any season.

What's With Our High Stakes Dating Culture - high stakes dating culture

What’s With Our High Stakes Dating Culture?

During my experience as a pastor, I’ve had the privilege of spending time with a lot of people in really healthy marriages. I’ve realized that no matter how they met, what they’ve walked through, the one thing that makes a…

Forgiving Your Partner's Past: The Questions - forgiving partner past

Forgiving Your Partner’s Past: The Questions

We collected questions from our previous blog posts in this series: Forgiving Your Partner’s Past: The Perspective and Forgiving Your Partner’s Past: The Tools and answered them below: Q: A pastor and marriage counselor told me that when the woman is…

Forgiving Your Partner's Past: The Tools - forgiving partner past

Forgiving Your Partner’s Past: The Tools

It didn’t take me long to fall in love with my wife. She wasn’t like any other girl I had ever met, but I almost didn’t marry her because of her past. I had walked out purity my whole life,…

Am I the Only One? Health Talk for Ladies - women health questions

Am I the Only One? Health Talk for Ladies

Medical Mysteries: For Girls Only Think you’re the only one? The Doctor addresses some common questions women have about their bodies. 1. Sometimes there is pressure in my crotch and it makes it uncomfortable to sit. It usually occurs the…

4 Things to Value If You Want a Healthy Marriage - healthy marriage values

4 Things to Value If You Want a Healthy Marriage

The fact that people don’t know how to do family well is one of the biggest causes of dysfunction in society today. I believe that the restoration of family and marriages could truly change the world. The foundation of a…

Am I Missing Out - missing out by waiting

Am I Missing Out?

FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) is not a new buzzword but rather an age-old insecurity. When it comes to sexuality, it can be a strong force for some very damaging decisions. This blog is for those who are wondering, “What’s…

First Comes Sex, Then Comes… - sex before commitment

First Comes Sex, Then Comes…

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage. Except when sex came first, now what? My hope is to shed some light on the struggles of intimacy in marriage and how our sexual history…