Category Archives: Marriage
eZine #65: What To Teach Your Kids This Christmas
December eZine: What To Teach Your Kids This Christmas I’m the out-spoken “Merry Christmas” guy in a world where it’s not politically correct. It’s my part of the fight. Though Season’s...
Marriage: The Power Of A Full-On Apology
To keep any relationship strong, it is as much about how well you forgive as it is how well you love. The apology-forgiveness cycle is one of the hardest skills to...
eZine #64: What’s Your Cell Phone Doing for You?
November eZine: Digital Delight or Distraction—What’s your cell phone doing for you? Notifications nudge us every minute. Each beep, squawk, buzz and vibration on our device beckons us to return to...
eZine #63: Lifting Up Others
October eZine: Lifting Up Others—Up Close and Personal Tips on Being an Encourager To ENCOURAGE by definition means to give support, to foster confidence and to bring hope. The breadth of its current...
Marriage: The Kite & The Blender
The Kite & The Blender: Approach Extremes to Stress and Conflict The kite and the blender. To be honest, I see a lot of this between couples. Often, these two extreme...
Marriage: Preventing Your Own Divorce
Preventing Your Own Divorce: The Soft Heart Approach “I have yet to see a marriage fall apart where both hearts are soft toward God." Let it sink in. Then, read it again....
Podcast 129: Intimacy Roadblock: Overcoming Sexual Barriers in Marriage
Podcast 129: Intimacy Roadblock: Overcoming Sexual Barriers in Marriage Dr. Dave Currie shares practical tips and a helpful perspective to help couples face the many challenges encountered in the bedroom, and...
Journey Beyond Anxiety and a Life of Worry
Fear is a Liar: The Journey Beyond a Life of Worry Fear immobilizes countless people. Many lives are riddled with some form of incessant worry, heightened anxiety or foreboding dread. Fear can...
Marriage: Analyzing Your Online World
Media Moderation: Analyzing Your Online World Notifications nudge us every minute. Each beep, squawk, buzz and vibration on our device beckons us to return to our online world. It’s the big world...
DFR eZine #61: Building a Godly Home
Understanding Sweat Equity—Taking the Steps to Build a Godly Home When a couple painstakingly goes through a challenging task of building their own home, and does not contract a professional home...
Podcast 128: RECOVERY 14 – WINGMAN– The Role of Accountability in Sexual Addiction Recovery
Podcast 128: RECOVERY 14 – WINGMAN– The Role of Accountability in Sexual Addiction Recovery Dr. Dave Currie and our podcast couple dive into the value of having an accountability partner when...
Lifting Up Others—Tips on Being an Encourager
Lifting Up Others—Up Close and Personal Tips on Being an Encourager To ENCOURAGE by definition means to give support, to foster confidence and to bring hope. The breadth of its current usage in our...
Podcast 127: First Responder’s Marriages Part 2: Wise Conversations for Survival
Podcast 127: First Responder’s Marriages Part 2: Wise Conversations for Survival This special podcast features Dr. Dave Currie along with Mike and Leanne Novakowski and Jonathan and Rachelle Siemens. This podcast...
DFR eZine #60: Is your marriage teetering on the edge of imbalance?
Respecting the Laws of Relational Equilibrium in Your Marriage For many of the couples that come into our Care Centre, their relationship is off-kilter because they are not respecting the laws...
eZine #58: Dealing with Your Baggage
Did you drag a trunk full of JUNK into your marriage? According to our counsellors at the DFR Care Centre, the Number One challenge couples face in marriage is BAGGAGE—a person’s...