She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. Proverbs 31:25 Comment Laughter is holy. It cuts through tension, relieves pressure, and helps us not take ourselves quite so seriously. And yet, in the busyness and heaviness of life, it’s often the first thing to disappear from a marriage. We’ve noticed that when we...

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 Comment Disappointment is one of those slow-burn experiences in a relationship. It doesn’t always shout — it sighs. Sometimes we don’t even realise how many small disappointments we’ve stored up: the missed gestures, the forgotten conversations, the difference between what we hoped marriage...

We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. Hebrews 2:1 Comment Most couples don’t fall apart because of one dramatic moment — they drift. Life gets full. Work, children, ageing parents, household routines… it all presses in. Before we know it, we’re living alongside each other, not with...

Walk straight, act right, tell the truth. Don’t hurt your friend, don’t blame your neighbour; despise the despicable. Psalm 15:2-4 MSG Comment It’s so easy. And almost fun. ‘Why didn’t you…?’ ‘If only you had….’ ‘Who left the milk sitting out?…’ Once we start firing blame-bullets at each other, someone’s going to get hurt. Sometimes it feels like we’re competing...