Neal Black

Neal and June are frequent speakers at marriage and parenting events in Canada and Internationally. They love to clearly communicate God’s game-plan for relationships with humour, energy and lots of stories! In addition to speaking, June handles video development for FamilyLife in all areas with content for events and the website. June loves spending time with family and friends – especially if it involves specialty coffees and playing games. Most of all, she loves spending time together with their two daughters and son-in-law.

Articles by Neal Black

A Pet Owner’s Greatest Fear

It hurt today as I said goodbye to Max. Our little dog would have turned 13 in a few days but he never made it. He was getting weaker and on Monday he was so sick that I stayed home from work with him and held him most of the day. I had to carry [...] Read More >

Are You Bored?

Take today’s next step: Live a better life – take The Life challenge  “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and [...] Read More >

Are You Still Interested In Each Other?

When you were dating you where head over heels interested in each other. You knew when your partner got up in the morning, what they had at Starbucks, who they called each day and who they hated from your favorite TV show.  Being interested in each other was one of the strengths of your relationship. [...] Read More >

Fear At the Top of the Hill

I looked down the 15 foot rock face that the other guys had just ridden down on their mountain bikes and the sight of it froze me in place.  But hey, the other five guys did it so I backed up, approached the steep decline and … froze again, jamming on the brakes.  My buddies [...] Read More >

Go for Gold in Your Sex Life

You be the Olympic judge of your sex life: Gold, Silver, Bronze or nowhere near the podium! With sex being such a hot topic and the Olympics coming to Vancouver it made me wonder if couples really put effort into improving their sex life and how do you go about pursuing the “gold” in your [...] Read More >

Help! My Wife Doesn’t Want Sex

You might feel like you’re alone in this, but you’re not. Free email mentoring is available today. Request a mentor. I agree with Dan Allendar when he says that, “Sex is volatile and it was meant to be.” For guys, when we are getting regular sex the world is as it should be and we [...] Read More >

Help! My Wife Doesn’t Want Sex part2

Part1:  Help! My Wife Doesn’t Want Sex Making the connection Then there is the difference of what our minds are thinking about. She walks in the room looks at you a certain way and you are thinking, “All right, I know what is on her mind!” Actually you don’t. Guys, we can compartmentalize our thoughts [...] Read More >

How Much Sex Do You Get?

Michele Weiner Davis in this video clip mentioned the average couple has sex 1.5 times a week. I know, what is the .5? Was it when they were interrupted by a kid knocking at the door? But really, how accurate are these stats? How many times did you have sex with your spouse last week? And [...] Read More >

I’m a Married Man Struggling with Porn

It’s one thing to read all the stats about porn addiction and how many struggle with it but the bottom line is, how do we deal with it? Then there’s that lingering question: am I addicted or just struggling? If you wonder where you are at with porn check out the assessments at: http://www.sexhelp.com/sast.cfm. You [...] Read More >

Influence Check Up

Tom and Susan have a strong marriage – full of love and laughter, vibrant, intimate, satisfying.  And they know it will last a lifetime.  But that’s not how they would have described their relationship even a few years ago.   There was a lot missing in those days.  They were drifting and distant and felt more [...] Read More >