6 Powerful Tips To Make Your Marriage THRIVE

There is a natural tendency in marriage to just SURVIVE and fail to THRIVE. You know - there is nothing necessarily wrong with your marriage, but there is not a whole lot that's particularly great about it either.  Here are six tips that Nannette and I have found helpful in our marriage over the years … Continue reading 6 Powerful Tips To Make Your Marriage THRIVE

7 Reasons Why Dating May Hurt Your Chances At Marriage

1. Dating is about checking each other out. Marriage is about accepting each other fully Dating makes us skeptical by nature. It builds a habit of evaluating the other person based on their merits. You find yourself ask questions like, "Is this the best person for me?", "How long should I put up with this?", … Continue reading 7 Reasons Why Dating May Hurt Your Chances At Marriage

3 Indispensable Tools for Great Relationships

1. A Thankfulness Override - You have a healthy thankfulness override when your positive thoughts and feelings towards another so pervasive that they tend to supersede any negative thoughts and feelings. Paul said in Philippians 1:3, "I thank my God upon every remembrance of you..." Think about your most significant relationships, are you in thankfulness … Continue reading 3 Indispensable Tools for Great Relationships