Marriage

Marriage provides biblically grounded encouragement and practical help for couples who want a Christ-centered relationship. Explore articles on communication, conflict resolution, intimacy, forgiveness, shared spiritual rhythms, and navigating seasons of joy and stress. You’ll find guidance for strengthening trust, serving one another with humility, and building a marriage that reflects the love of Jesus. Whether you’re newly married, rebuilding after hardship, or seeking long-term growth, these resources help you pursue a healthy, faithful covenant relationship.

August 10, 2013

Christian Standard

Family & Relationships Marriage

A Conversation with Arron Chambers

Meet Our Contributing Editors: This month we continue a series of interviewsÂ with CHRISTIAN STANDARD”s contributing editors. Arron Chambers, lead minister with JourneyÂ Christian Church in Greeley, Colorado, talks about intimacy in marriage and intimacy withÂ Jesus and says the two are remarkably similar. Interview by Jennifer Johnson What”s going on at Journey these days? We”ve been looking for a new facility, and a church in town has a great building that”s twice as big as ours. They suggested we buy their building and they buy ours. To raise the money, we decided to scrap the capital campaign and do something that fits

August 9, 2013

Christian Standard

Family & Relationships Marriage

A Lifetime Love

Why do some married couples grow deeper in love, whileÂ others experience more pain with each passing seasonÂ of life? What can we do toÂ keep a new love young until we”re old? By Randy Gariss As the old couple held hands and slowly rose to their feet, so did the audience. The congregation”s ovation was sweet and deafening. We were recognizing a couple in our congregation for their 71 years of marriage. And everyone could see not only that John and Phyllis”s love survived the tests of time, but they had the marriage all young couples long for. There is something winsome

August 8, 2013

Christian Standard

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What About Marriage?

By Jim Street For the past 42 years, I have spoken these words in every wedding I have conducted: The sacred relationship of marriage was instituted by God. . . . The union of husband and wife in heart, body, and mind is intended by God for their mutual joy; for the help and comfort given one another in prosperity and adversity; and, when it is God”s will, for the procreation of children and their nurture in the knowledge and love of the Lord. Those words, or similar ones, derive from The Book of Common Prayer and have been in

February 26, 2013

Christian Standard

Family & Relationships Marriage

Sticky Conversations: Divorce and Remarriage

THIS IS THE FIFTH AND FINAL IN A SERIES OF Â “STICKY CONVERSATIONS” By Julie Gariss As commonplace as theÂ ritual of divorce has become, it is still impossible to fully comprehend the pain thatÂ accompanies a brokenÂ marriage. That is especially true within the church. Divorces frequently are followed by remarriages. This pattern shows the deep desire by most adults to live in an intimate marriage relationship. And even though the second or third attempt may finally produce a healthy and whole union, the ghost of a marriage past still haunts. How should the church respond to the all-too-familiar cycle of divorce and

February 14, 2013

Christian Standard

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Real Love, Real Joy

By Mark A. Taylor My preacher had advice for married folks in his sermon last Sunday: “As long as you”re going to be married the rest of your life, you might as well enjoy it.” His list of strategies for pursuing and discovering joy in marriage was a thought-provoking challenge even for an oldster like me (anticipating my 40th wedding anniversary in just a few months). But I was even more interested in a Wall Street JournalÂ feature Tuesday that quoted scientific research to underscore a fact about marriage that Jesus himself might have offered. “People who put their mates” needs

February 9, 2011

Christian Standard

Family & Relationships Marriage

For Valentine”s Day . . . a Command

By Mark A. Taylor As churches everywhere capitalize on Valentine”s Day, all of us can ponder a biblical mandate more serious than hearts and flowers. Sweetheart dinners, couples retreats, and sermons about love are all great, as long as they move us beyond the frivolous expressions typical of our culture”s shallow take on deep issues. When it comes to marriage, God has spoken. His command comes three times in Paul”s epistles, twice within a few phrases of each other. “Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,” Paul tells the Ephesians. “Husbands

September 26, 2007

Christian Standard

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A Special Couple, a Special Ceremony

By Mark A. Taylor Her blouse was glimmering white. His suit was dressy black. They smiled as they walked toward the platform. Accompanying them was a lineup of young adults also smiling, also dressed in black and white. The girls carried flowers. The boys wore boutonnieres. The room was full of anticipation; family and friends looked expectantly at those assembled at the front, with special interest in those two at the center who stood out from all the others. Who was this couple? The bride and groom? No, it was almost time for the bride to appear, but she hadn”t

August 29, 2007

Christian Standard

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Interview with Pete and Pat Mitchell

By Brad Dupray Christian churches in 38 states have enjoyed the ministry of “The Singing Mitchells” over the past 58 years. Pete and Pat Mitchell have lived through every phase of marriage while singing at churches and revivals, running a family business, and raising four children (and now six grandchildren). From their home in Robinson, Illinois, they commuted back and forth, often daily, to conduct evangelistic meetings in support of the local church. The Singing Mitchells have recorded nine albums and are charter members of the Highland Church of Christ in Robinson. If you”ve been singing together for 58 years

January 1, 2006

Kevin Demmitt

Family & Relationships Marriage

BALANCING LIFE AND WORK: Four Perspectives for the Church

Many church assumptions about work, housework, and parenting reflect culture more than Scripture. Kevin Demmitt urges churches to honor both single- and dual-earner families and to help couples share responsibilities in ways that honor God.