Many Christian marriages are in the midst of some sexual struggle or dysfunction. Many husbands and wives in the church do not experience the beautiful, intimate sexual oneness that God designed. Many professing Christian married men are living a double or secretive life online. Many Christian married women allow their minds to fantasize. And sadly, like Adam and Eve in Genesis 3, many of these brothers and sisters in the faith live in fearful secrecy, silence, and shame. What about you?... Read More

Consider this scenario. You’re in the early stages of a conversation with a friend and hear one side of their story. You love them and want to help, and you think you have biblical counsel to offer. But not long after, you discover essential missing details and see the bigger picture. Now you look back at your initial response and wish you had known more about the situation before commenting. Because I have written a book on marriage, my ministry receives questions all the time from... Read More

I don’t know anything about your marriage, but there is one thing I know for sure: your relationship exists in a broken world, and you cannot escape the impact it has on you, your spouse, and your life together. Maybe it means the frustration of living with the low-grade hassles of everyday life. Or perhaps you are facing significant issues that have altered the course of the marriage of your dreams. It’s not an accident that you have to deal with the things you do. Your... Read More

For some reason, I seem to be drawn to write about things I’m not very good at. Marriage is a prime example. In 2010, I wrote a book entitled “What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage”. But to say that Paul Tripp is a marriage expert or that I perfectly live what I write would be untrue. My love of self still gets in the way of my love for God and for Luella. There are still times when I have greater trust in my instincts than I do in God’s wisdom.... Read More