Marriage

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Couple renovating a house together

What Fixing Up Our House Taught Me About Character Building

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Most of our fights started because of petty details, and the way they snowballed often blindsided me. One minute I’m “just expressing my frustration”, the next minute my husband has gone all quiet, and I now have to ask, “What’s wrong? What did I say?”
rwandan wedding

Baraka and Janielle: How God Called a Couple 7,000 Miles Apart to the Same Mission

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After hearing his story, I felt as if he was a puzzle piece connected to my piece, as we shared the same calling to use music and the gospel to administer healing. For him, counselling was his avenue for missions, and teaching was mine. We were two sides of the same coin.
A hand with two engagement rings

Where God Was When I Married Late

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I first became serious about my faith in Jesus in college. From then on, I knew what I wanted in a man—a Christian, but not just any Christian; I wanted a man whose commitment to the faith was “pastor level”.
Two women are holding hands and one is crying

Walking With a Friend Who’s Grieving a Divorce

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Genevieve’s voice poured through the phone to me. She’s going through court proceedings following a horrific divorce.
Illustration of women struggling out of the ocean

Finding My Way Out of a Painful Marriage

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We were a picture-perfect Christian couple. We married in a beautiful ceremony—the climax of the fairy tale all Christian girls long for. Only it wasn’t a Christian fairy tale.
Collage of man and woman sit on the mountain

Yes . . . I’m single

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A couple lying on the grass with a shadow of a tree over them

3 Helpful Practices We Do as Newlyweds

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It has been nine months since my husband and I exchanged our wedding vows, and every time I look at my husband, my heart grows warm with gratitude. Every day I am amazed at how good God is to have brought him into my life. Some people would probably dismiss this as a “honeymoon” phase, especially those who see marriage as a scary commitment, rife with burden and trouble.
a wedding photo album

What You Won't See in Our Wedding Photos

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It’s day four of our 10-day honeymoon, and I’m sitting by a little gas fire, alone. My husband and I have been looking forward to our honeymoon for weeks. But this trip is not quite what I hoped it would be.
Two lips kisses and saying "I DO!"

Why We Saved Our First Kiss for the Wedding

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On New Year’s Day this year, great anticipation gripped my heart as I walked down the aisle. At the altar stood my soon-to-be husband, Kaizer. We had finally arrived at our long-awaited moment—our first kiss.