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How to Bless an Engaged Couple: The Best Approach to Support their Marriage

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 17, 2019 | Preparing for Marriage

How best can you help a couple you know to start marriage well? I’ve got to tell you–I really want people to feel passion! And so I write all of these posts trying to help people unravel marriage problems and get back to the passion, but it’s...

When Your Friend is Having an Affair

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 6, 2018 | Resolving Conflict, Tough Marriage Situations

What do you do if you discover your best friend is having an affair? We’re talking about boundaries this month, and how to figure out when to make something your problem, and when it just can’t be your problem. A while ago I answered this question about...

Ask Sheila: My Friend Insults Her Husband in Public!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 3, 2018 | Abuse, Resolving Conflict

What do you do if you have a friend who is just plain mean to her husband? On Mondays I like to take a reader question and take a stab at answering it–sometimes in a blog post and sometimes in a video. This was a great question that fits perfectly in our month...

Top 10 Ways to Support Your Pastor’s Marriage

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 28, 2017 | Faith, Spending Time Together

Marriages are the backbone of the church. When families are healthy, the church can be healthy. But how can families be healthy if the pastor’s own marriage is struggling? And because of the nature of the job, and the demands on a pastor’s family and a...

Reader Question of the Week: How do We Support Struggling Couples?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 1, 2012 | Faith

Every weekend I like to post a question someone sends in and let you readers have a go at it. This week, a woman writes in and says this: I have a friend, who I know is struggling in her marriage. I don’t know the details of the struggles, but I can tell...

What to Do When a Friend’s Marriage Falls Apart

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 20, 2010 | Marriage, Tough Marriage Situations

My heart is heavy today, because I have just learned of another couple that I love very much who have separated. I don’t believe the separation is necessarily permanent, but I still mourn for the pain that is involved, and for the children, and for the chance...