August 19, 2023

Tractor Troubles

When we neglect the things that we purportedly love, it is only a matter of time before there is an existential breakdown. Marriage needs attention if it is to give couples the dreams they desire.
May 6, 2023

The Adventure Challenge

Christian marriage needs adventure to stay poised to impact the Kingdom for Christ. Rigidity and unwillingness to stray far from one's comfort zone are hallmarks of stuck marriages. Every marriage needs an adventure challenge.
December 31, 2022

It’s a Question of Blood Flow

The blood of Christ is not flowing well in marriage. Our power as believers is in the shed blood of Jesus. The blood never loses its power. But, what happens when the blood of Christ cannot flow in your marriage because husbands and wives are cold towards each other?
August 18, 2022

The Bikers’ Guide to Marital Abundance

““The time will come,” says the Lord, “when the grain and grapes will grow faster than they can be harvested.” — Amos 9:13 When Dalia and I first married thirty-four years ago, we purchased a […]
March 12, 2022

How to Handle Total Loss

The Accident I climbed into my car for what was supposed to be a thirty-five-minute drive to my urologist’s office for my six-month checkup. As I was driving down a major surface street about five […]
January 1, 2022

Once a Slave, Twice Set Free

Over the past 5 years, I have touted Eusebeia as “a spiritual revival for Christian marriage”. However, it has only been since 2019 that we have truly begun to understand where the Holy Spirit is […]
September 22, 2021

Why we had to go back to school

This past Labor Day holiday weekend, Dalia and I spent a few days in one of our favorite spots in Maryland, Solomon’s Island which sits right by the intersection of the beautiful Chesapeake Bay and […]
August 19, 2021

Are you your Partner’s best cheerleader?

School has started and hopefully, the kids are back in person and able to participate in activities with their friends. Having observed most of the different sports training programs, I would have to say that […]
August 19, 2021

Olympic Marriage

Just a couple of weeks ago, we watched the closing ceremonies of the Olympic games. As Dalia can attest from my incessant watching, I (Harold) absolutely love the Olympics. My favorite is track and field. […]
August 19, 2021

Graduation Day for Marriage

This past weekend as we celebrated Memorial Day, Dalia and I enjoyed a restful respite away in Birdsboro, PA about an hour and a half from our home. One evening during our stay we were […]
April 11, 2021

The Miseducation of Marriage

I’d like to open this article with a biblical passage that amplifies an area that I have been focused on this year, namely the spiritual disciplines. So let us stop going over the basic teachings […]
January 31, 2021

How do you keep your affection fresh and alive?

Most happily married couples have various habits or rituals that they do to help keep their marriages alive and fresh. These are the things that they do to say “I love you!” or “I still […]
January 31, 2021

Why This is the Year Discipline Wins

Happy New Year to you. How will your 2021 be remembered? First, let’s turn back the clock more than twenty years to gain some perspective. On July 16, 1999, John F Kennedy Jr., son of […]
June 7, 2020

Will You Accept the Vanilla Extract Marriage Challenge?

A couple of weeks ago, I was on a Zoom call with some Christian couples seeking to share some of the deeper aspects of Christian marriage rather than the shallow conversations that are far more […]
March 22, 2020

Viruses, Valuations, and Virtue

For most of us in the US and other developed countries, COVID-19 is presenting unprecedented circumstances. For the past two days, I have been on different platforms speaking about the rampant anxiety that is sweeping […]
January 15, 2020

Why You Need Improv in Your Christian marriage

During the holiday break, my daughter Kyrsten and I had our traditional dad-daughter date—which we used to do every month when she was still a teen and living at home. Now, with her living away […]
December 19, 2019

Cheaters: Why Christian Marriages Fail to Thrive

This past month at the monthly couples fellowship that my wife Dalia and I attend, something miraculous happened. I doubt that any of the fifteen couples in attendance recognized the miracle. It wasn’t on the […]
November 27, 2019

A ‘Framed’ Picture is Worth a Thousand Words for Marriage

Today, I was hanging pictures in our newly rehabbed 1850’s house. We have accumulated quite a little art gallery over the years. I didn’t realize it so much until today when I was motivated to […]
November 13, 2019

Ikea and the DIY Marriage

I have a love-hate relationship with Ikea. I love that I’ve been able to go there and purchase nice-looking, trendy furniture that I can put together in hard-to-fit rooms in some of our real estate […]
August 26, 2019

Self-pity and the path to marital destruction

We (Laura and Matt) are just days shy of our 20th wedding anniversary. It’s a major milestone for our marriage–one of which we are extremely proud. Many might just look at the years that we […]