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 …
Why Cross Fit Might Be More Dangerous for Your Marriage than Facebook
Fifteen years ago, there was a lot of debate about “friending” old boyfriends and girlfriends on Facebook. I heard many tales (I don’t know how many were verified) of old boyfriends and girlfriends …
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Transformation
It is difficult for me to write a book without quoting Matthew 6:33 or Romans 12:2 (I can see my wife’s eyes rolling as I type this). But Romans 12:2 helps us understand why Paul thought reading is …
By Degrees
To make your marriage a fortress against this common challenge of busyness, it’s crucial to remember that relational estrangement happens slowly, by degrees. Shortly before I turned fifty, I moved to …