At the pinnacle of the Winter Olympics closing ceremonies, NBC cut away to the premiere of Jerry Seinfeld's The Marriage Ref, a new comedy-variety show. The premise is this: celeb refs – Seinfeld, Kelly Ripa and Alec Baldwin – arbitrate...
This news won't shock many parents: Having a kid puts a sudden, drastic strain on a marriage, according to new research from the University of Denver. For 90 percent of couples, marital bliss dives within a year after the birth...
Now for couples who have already tied the knot there is another way to make explicit the financial (and other) terms of your union: the postnup. These contracts are a way to sort out money problems when, for any number...
Did you see it? -- Fireproof, the top-grossing independent film of 2008. This past fall, the film was actually neck-and-neck with a big budget Hollywood feature! If you missed it in the theater, get the DVD Collector’s Edition-- it's in...
By now you know that I -- and the Growthtrac ministry -- are proponents of pre-marriage purity commitments (see here and here). This couple created some buzz with their promise... Won't kiss on the first date? How about waiting until...
Sheri and I have been busy lately -- actually since early in the year -- helping with a new church launch. We've been active participants of "our church" for twenty-plus years. We love that place, especially our pre-marriage mentoring ministry....
I think you'll like Sheri Mueller's new blog over at sherimueller.com Sheri is the co-founder of Growthtrac (and my better two-thirds). Check it out now and enjoy.
Here's a fresh take on a message we evangelize often: put your spouse first. From Jay and Laura at Celebrate Marriage. A friend of mine is a stock broker and recently relayed this story. He was on the phone with...
A new book — Couples Who Pray — is capturing the attention of ministry leaders who realize they have an opportunity to raise the security of marriages and families simply by challenging couples to pray together on a regular basis....