Lay Counselors Are as Effective as Professional Counselors! Sometimes I get discouraged. I get out of a meeting with a couple and I wonder if we did any good at… read more →

Marriage Coaches – Help a Couple Recognize Their Progress According to Wikipedia, this phrase comes from an anecdote about a frog climbing out of a well. For every two leaps… read more →

Help Couples to Have a Healthy Conflict Resolution Mindset Steve and Emily were in our living room arguing and they couldn’t come to an agreement. Both of them were convinced… read more →

How to Be a Better Volunteer Counselor When my wife and I first led a marriage group at our church, we were excited to be doing this ministry. We had… read more →

Science Has Proven that We Are Created to Bond Did you know that love is scientifically understandable? I love that science is coming up with more and more evidence to… read more →

What's Your Communication Style from Connected Marriage on Vimeo. Help Couples to Recognize their Communication Style! I’ve always thought that I communicated well. I am usually pretty good at expressing… read more →

Help Couples Recognize Their Emotional Triggers I got angry at my wife last weekend. We were lying in bed Sunday morning and I was kissing her. She started to talk… read more →

Couple Question – What Went Well Last Week? Tim and Julie were attending a marriage small group in our home. They were not doing very well. They seemed to be stuck in… read more →

Have Impact With a Marriage Bible Study My wife and I just finished leading our second marriage small group this year. At the last meeting one of the couples turned… read more →

Understanding Leads to Compassion I’ve always thought of myself as a compassionate person. I’ve never thought that I was a mean person. I never thought of myself as someone who… read more →