Emotional Closeness in Desperate Times
New study finds the link between religious devotion and spousal connection
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A Mindfulness Journey to “Happily Ever After”
Marriage is hard enough in this challenging world. Patterns of reactivity, pressure, and resentment between partners can make it that much harder. But what if we learned to not do that—and to do something else instead?
Can Mindful Sex Help You Navigate the Pandemic?
In an age of increasing distance, some important answers are available close at home—as mindful partners can help restore our yearning for intimacy.
Is it Time for Culture Warriors to Lay Down Their Swords?
As religiosity wanes in society, fighting more and more may not be the answer—especially not compared to the power of Christian service and ministry itself.
Equal Partnership Marriage in an Individualistic America
The idea of an “equal partnership” between a man and woman in marriage is hard for Americans to understand – involving as it does not a “sameness” of proclivities or skills, but instead a profoundly interwoven union that reflects common burden-sharing.
Rock and Religion: The Pursuit of Everlasting Love
Is it possible that humankind’s deepest yearnings for connection, unity, shared meaning, and love are the shared sacred quest of both religion and the best rock?
The Life Arising From Death
Since my mother-in-law died ten days prior to a day many Christians call Good Friday, I have wondered what about the crucifixion of the Messiah is “good.”
