Forever—a day at a time.
How to be sure your marriage will last forever. Chance Scoggins is a grammy-nominated producer, a blogger that writes about living a brave, authentic, intentional life, and one of those friends that somehow always has something brilliantly insightful to say—regardless...
Love is a journey—not a free fall.
An excerpt from Marriage Rebranded: Modern Misconceptions & the Unnatural Art of Loving Another Person. I’ll never forget the first time I said “I love you” to Analee. It was an absolute nightmare. Some people find it incredibly easy to...
Dropping the If Bombs.
Paul Edward Ralph has three first names. Odd, we know. But hey, he’s a Canadian. He’s also a long time friend and a man with brilliant perspective to share with the world. (Learn more about PER here) I recently asked...
How I learned that love isn’t weakness.
About a year ago, Nate & Melissa emailed me to ask if they could set up a mic in my living room and talk marriage for an hour. Analee and I consented. The conversation was rich, but the friendships that came...
The 15 second kiss experiment.
Ryan & Selena Frederick are the founders of FierceMarriage.com and two of my new favorite people. Ryan was kind enough to contribute to my recent eBook, Marriage Hacks. His practical suggestion (below) is one me and Analee have adopted and...
Happily ever after isn’t the point of marriage.
An excerpt from my book, Marriage Rebranded: Modern Misconceptions & the Unnatural Art of Loving Another Person. (Read time: 5 mins) The Michelangelo Effect. As legend tells it, the story of Michelangelo and his sculpture of David has something to say...
The secret to marriage never going stale.
A guest post by Jeff Goins. Many of us know Jeff Goins as the author of several books, or the speaker, or the writer for over 100 magazines and publications. And while I know him as all of these things, the...
Learning to be naked.
A guest post by Christa Black. I don’t like talking about marriage unless it takes into account both it’s beauty and challenge. That could be why I absolutely love the topic of conversation with Christa and, her legend of a...
MARRIAGE HACKS: 25 ways to make love last
The more I interact with couples, the more clear it becomes that marriage is an increasingly unnatural and confusing ‘craft’ for many today. In light of this, I recently asked a handful of my favorite married influencers and thinkers for...