Listening Skills I was sitting across a table listening to Laura and Ben talk about their struggling marriage. Laura, the wife, talked about how she felt angry and dismissed over… read more →

Last week I asked my wife when we could go for a walk, and she didn’t like it. We had a fight about it. This is unusual. My wife loves… read more →

Have you ever gotten into a big fight with your spouse and not handled it very well? I don’t think I know many couples that can say no to that.… read more →

If you lead small groups, you know that sometimes group members need to be drawn out. Getting members to talk early in the group can ease the tension of the… read more →

When Matthew and Emily came into our house they seemed pleasant enough. We made small talk and joke around a little bit. We invited them to sit down in our… read more →

Recognize the Level of Conflict Ryan and Megan were in our living room and they couldn’t agree. Ryan’s friends were going to get together over the weekend and grill burgers… read more →

COVID-19 Stress? I haven’t left the house for over a week as my wife and I stay at home to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. We are in… read more →

When I first started to volunteer as a marriage mentor at my church, I felt like I had something to say. My wife and I had struggled in our own… read more →

I mentioned in my last blog post that I have been grieving my father and my mother’s death. Both of them passed away in the last eighteen months. The grief… read more →

I had a tough year last year. A year ago, I stepped in to help care for my elderly father. He had been in an assisted living facility, but he… read more →