Most of my marriage books have stressed spiritual connection. Drs. Archibald Hart and Sharon May, however, as well as Dr. John Gottman, stress the importance of emotional connection. It doesn’t have …
Unlearning What We Think About Money
Learn the Best Way to Enjoy the World For this week’s post, we’re returning to the book in progress, “The Art of Unlearning.” I’d love to get your feedback on this as we spend a few weeks …
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Darrel and Stacy
What if one of the primary reasons you got married will now never come true? What if the entire way you and your spouse look at your identity in marriage and your goals for your marriage get put …
The Power of Healing and Honesty
For this week's paid subscribers, I'm sharing an entire (and long) chapter that had to be omitted from Making Your Marriage a Fortress. Editors weren't concerned about the quality, but it …
Emotional Attachment after Betrayal
The head of a counseling center texted me to say that while he was enjoying the entire book, he would be recommending Making Your Marriage a Fortress to clients and fellow counselors for the sake of …
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The Right Obsession
During a 2015 performance of the Broadway play Hand to God, a young member of the audience became alarmed when he realized his cell phone was about to run out of power. He noticed an outlet …






