Do religions have too many rules? Sometimes, the answer is an unqualified yes! But why do we need to have rules at all? Don’t religious rules rob people of their freedom? Have you ever taken a look at the rulebook for a professional sports league? The Official NHL Rulebook lists hundreds of specific rules and [...]

The things that draw us together when dating and getting to know each other are often the very things that cause conflicts a few years into marriage.  How do we embrace our differences? How can we love each other through the strengths and weaknesses our differences create? In our twenty plus years of marriage, finances [...]

I don’t usually hide in bathroom stalls texting friends in order to avoid social situations. But sometimes, it’s the only option.   My husband Varun is Indian and I am not.  Our differences add a richness to our marriage that I’ve come to treasure, but every now and then they also highlight the importance of [...]

Only in romantic fantasy does everything go smoothly without attention, care and change.

As the oil continued to gush from the broken oil well into the Gulf of Mexico, lawmakers in Louisiana decided to try a different approach. To that point, all attempts by British Petroleum to stop the leak had failed. So they decided to inact a day of prayer. “Thus far efforts made by mortals to [...]

Compatibility is not a state in which you begin a marriage, but rather it’s a goal to be achieved. Another way to look at matrimony and compatibility is: We fall in love with a personality, but we must live with a character. How have you changed since you were first married? Research reveals we become [...]

First, let me say that I do not seek to offend or degrade other religions at all. I am not associated with any Christians that degrade others as genuine Christians believe Jesus came to redeem all people regardless of race, color or national origin. What makes Christianity different from all other religions is that Christianity [...]

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Tough Times

When a couple says “I Do”, they make a public commitment. They promise to be true to each other for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death parts them. How can couples weather through a stormy season in their relationship and come out triumphantly? What roles can [...]

Tolerance in no way absolves us from resolving conflicting claims to truth.

You don’t have to have a Ph.D. in relationships to understand that men and women are different… very different. We won’t list the ways; you can likely look at your own marriage and come up with a much longer list than we could cover here. We live in an age where a lot of effort [...]