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Marriage: Understanding Lasting Marital Intimacy

Loving in ā€œ3Dā€:Ā Understanding Lasting Marital Intimacy The month this article went to print, Donalyn and I celebrated 44 years of marriage! Thatā€™s a ton of relational experience trying to get marriage...

Marriage: Communicationā€”The Second Pillar of an Amazing Marriage

Communicationā€”The Second Pillar of an Amazing Marriage You likely don't need to be convinced that communication is foundational to a great marriage. If you've been married for any length of time,...

Facing Temptation in Your Life

She came to me. Early twenties. Broken, confused and defeated. Why? She had repeatedly given in to the draw of being sexually intimate with her soon-to-be fiancƩ. She knew it was...

Marriage: Opening up for Better Marital Connection

NOW YOUā€™RE TALKING:Ā How to Open Up for Better Marital Connection To overcome misunderstandings and increase healthy interaction in marriage takes work for all of us. But listen, though we know intuitively...

Marriage: Ramping Up Resolutions

Ramping Up Resolutionsā€”A 4-Step Plan to Review & Refocus Your Life This plan is not for the faint of heart. It is for the committed and courageous or those who desire...

Marriage: Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currieā€”Helping a Friend in Marriage Crisis

Q: Iā€™ve got a good friend whose marriage is ā€œon the rocksā€. Theyā€™ve got some big issues, but I really want to see them pull through this. How can I be...

Marriage: Til Death Do Us Part

What a Way to Go It was a living reflection of the famous touching movie ā€œThe Notebookā€. Really no different than the characters that Gena Rowlands and James Garner played in...

Parenting: Indecent Exposureā€”Winning the Sexual Battle for the Minds and Hearts of the Next Generation

Tears poured down her face as we embraced. My wife, Donalyn, whispered to me through her pain, ā€œIt is so wrong, and so easy. What if our grandbabies ever saw that?ā€...

Marriage: Helping Your Husband Battle Pornography

So, your husband is into pornography and you found out. Well, youā€™re not alone. This battle with the lust monster is a rising problem across the entire societal grid. With the...

Marriage: Are Electronic Devices Anti-Marriage?

Digital Delirium Part 1:Ā Are Electronic Devices Anti-Marriage? Between my cellphone, iPad and laptop, digital technology has made my life better. I can do life faster and more efficiently. I depend on...

Marriage: Do You Have Friends of the Marriage?

Misery loves company. It seems like a universal norm that people tend to look for others who will give them a sympathetic ear regarding the perils being faced in life. But...

Marriage: Building Lifelong Friendship with Your Spouse

Learning to Gel: Building Lifelong Friendship in your Marriage I grew up on ā€œJell-Oā€. Itā€™s that rather inexpensive gelatin that comes in a variety of flavors and colors. Looking back, Jell-O...

Podcast: Porn: Deadliness Of It, Grace For It, Recovery From It

A special Podcast with Matt Shantz from the Deep Thoughts Podcast. Dr. Dave Currie is a guest on this episode that goes into detail about overcoming pornography addiction. Dave talks with...

Parenting: Special Podcast | COVID Kids

A special Podcast with Truth and Nails! Part 2 of 2 with Sean from Truth and Nailsā€” In this episode Dave and Sean chat about how the pandemic and its lock-downs...