One-way couples can over come conflict is by using repair attempts. These seemingly ordinary gestures—an apology, a gentle joke, a kind word, a hand reaching out—carry extraordinary weight in restoring connection.

In marriage counseling, flooding refers to the overwhelming surge of emotional and physiological responses a person experiences during a conflict or emotionally charged interaction.

Boundaries are a gift from God. They are not walls that shut people out, but gates that allow us to love wisely.

Contempt strikes at the very heart of a marriage and is devastating to the covenant God designed to reflect His love and unity.

have known many believers who have experienced enormous heartache from being unequally yoked. But you might ask, how did these believers find themselves in this position in the first place? I have found that unequally yoked Christians generally fall into one of three categories: