Helpful and practical articles about your relationship with your God, self, spouse, children, and community. Posts focus on marriage, parenting, counseling, growth, sex and sexuality, intimacy, church, spirituality, theology, and therapy in light of a biblical framework and current psychological research.
Reflections on a recent Better Together Couples Adventure. What does marriage have to do with rock climbing? Read more to see how attunement, communication, and trust all show up on the rocks….
Read MoreAre you having arguments with someone in your head? Are you carrying someone elses junk? Is somebody stealing your joy? Let it go. Go get your joy back.
Read MoreWhy is loving so hard? How come marriage is so painful? How can you get past the pain?
Read MoreHow can you break the morning routine in order to connect with the people you love? Here are 5 simple ways to enhance your relationships at the start of the day.
Read MoreWorking for God without being loved by God is like a stream trying to fill a lake without rain. God calls us to love and be loved, rather than to work and be loved.
Read MoreHow can you boost your intimacy when life is so busy? Here are three tried and true methods that will act like intimacy steroids for your relationship.
Read MoreA poem considering what it is to be known or unknown, loved or unloved.
Read MoreWhat does the bible say about engaging conflict? What are practical ways to develop healthier conflict resolution in your relationships? Here are 10 principles of healthy conflict resolution found throughout Scripture.
Read MoreHow do you engage conflict when you feel hurt by someone? Do you fight, flight, freeze or please? Here is a guide to help you better understand the ways in which you react to hurt, so that you can move towards greater intimacy with those you care about.
Read MoreHow are we supposed to handle our disappointments at work, home, church and in relationships? Branden offers a four step process to help you move towards acceptance.
Read MoreGratitude is more than an emotional response, it is a choice and an action. Here are several ways to grow your gratitude and enhance your life.
Read MoreIn relationships there is no such thing as neutral, you are either building up or tearing down, increasing intimacy or moving away from it.
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