The following resources are provided to help you take next steps in your relationships. They are arranged by the weekly topic.

Week 1- The Two Become One

  1. -Q & A on Physical Intimacy- Check out the collection of short videos that

   address questions, problems and frustrations regarding physical intimacy in marriage.


  1. -Counseling Resources- Sometimes it helps to get a third person involved when working through problems. Here is a link to our counseling resources that you may find helpful.


Week 2 - For Better of For Worse

  1. -Short Article on Marriage and Relationships - Here is a link to “Marriage Partnership” a site that 

  focuses on marriage and family.

Relationship

Resources

Help for Strengthening Marriages


Marriage Partnership – A collection of articles that can help couples who are working through issues.     Here:http://www.christianitytoday.com/mp/


Counseling Help– Click here to view referrals to Christian counselors.


Dealing With Conflict


How to Fight Fair: http://www.christianitytoday.com/mp/2001/002/8.52.html


Celebrating Marriage on a Lousy Day

http://www.christianitytoday.com/mp/2002/003/5.38.html


Will Your Romance Last

http://www.christianitytoday.com/mp/2003/002/1.26.html


Me vs. You: Ten ways to break a stalemate on a big decision

http://www.christianitytoday.com/mp/1999/spring/9m1038.html


Healthy Conflict?6 habits to make arguments work for you

         http://www.christianitytoday.com/mp/2008/fall/healthyconflict.html


Divorce/Remarriage


(Note: Christians of  good faith have different views of the Bible’s teaching of divorce and remarriage.  We’ve included links to articles that represent a variety of perspectives.  As a note to our members, none of these articles represent an official church view on the topic.)


Books:


Divorce and Remarriage: Four Christian Views

by Wayne H. House. Paperback: 267 pages Publisher: Intervarsity Press; (May 1990) ISBN: 0830812830


Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the Bible

by Jay Edward Adams Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Zondervan; (June 2, 1986) ISBN: 0310511119


Online Articles:


Should We Separate? http://www.christianitytoday.com/mp/2001/002/16.70.html


What if Your Spouse Cheats – Help for an Infidelity Crisis-

http://www.christianitytoday.com/mp/2008/fall/whatifyourspousecheats.htm


Portrait of a Marriage: “A Lousy Divorce”-

http://www.christianitytoday.com/mp/2008/fall/lousydivorce.html


What does the Bible say on Divorce and Remarriage – Five Views -

http://christianity.about.com/od/faqhelpdesk/a/divorceremarria.htm


What does the Bible say about divorce and remarriage?

http://www.gotquestions.org/divorce-remarriage.html


Is Remarriage after divorce adultery? http://www.gotquestions.org/remarriage-adultery.html


Week 3- A Spiritually Mismatched Relationship


When your loved one doesn’t love God– An article for spouses married to unbelievers.


Surviving a spiritually mismatched marriage– A first hand report from a former atheist whose wife became a Christian.  He gives advice for dealing with a spiritually mismatched marriage..


Won Without A Word – An article based on the passage from 1 Peter that encourages wives to win over their unbelieving husbands without words, using their godly behavior.


Week 5- Before you say “I do”- Finding the right person in life


Are you thinking about getting married?  Here is a book we use for pre-marital counseling.  It contains helpful info and exercises to get couples thinking about marriage.