Christian Marriage Articles

The Porcelain and Copper Bowl: Protecting Your Wife as the Weaker Vessel

Toilet Seats and Near Empty Gas Tanks

Toilet Seats and Near Empty Gas Tanks

Unless there is a clear violation of Scripture, morality, or the law, our spouse is not inherently wrong when varying with us on such topics as toilet seats and near-empty gas tanks. These would be gray-area issues or what I refer to as clashing preferences. Neither is absolutely wrong, just different, relatively speaking.

Has the Deceiver Convinced You That Respect Must Be Earned?

Has the Deceiver Convinced You That Respect Must Be Earned?

Back in the garden, when it was only one man and one woman, the lone woman, Eve, was deceived by the serpent, who questioned her, “Did God really say not to eat the fruit from that tree?”

The Porcelain and Copper Bowl: Protecting Your Wife as the Weaker Vessel

The Porcelain and Copper Bowl: Protecting Your Wife as the Weaker Vessel

The concept of honoring one's wife as the "weaker vessel" in marriage is derived from 1 Peter 3:7, where Peter advises husbands to "live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman, and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered."

Same Facts, Different Views: His and Her Marriages

Same Facts, Different Views: His and Her Marriages

Did you know we can ask a husband and wife identical questions about identical issues but receive two different replies? Why? Because the husband and wife are each experiencing two different marriages: his and hers.

Pick Your Battles Wisely (And Avoid Those About His Driving!)

Pick Your Battles Wisely (And Avoid Those About His Driving!)

Can you relate to the couple who was driving on the highway, with their exit still a few miles away, when the wife said matter-of-factly, “You’ll need to get in the right lane”?

Same Facts, Different Views: His and Her Marriages

Pick Your Battles Wisely (And Avoid Those About His Driving!)

When Money Talks: What Is It Saying About Your Marriage?

When Money Talks: What Is It Saying About Your Marriage?

What if money isn’t the problem in your marriage, but the revealer?

Lightbulb Moments in Marriage Part 3: Our Inner Competencies

Lightbulb Moments in Marriage Part 3: Our Inner Competencies

Emerson reveals how self-awareness, authenticity, forgiveness, and personal responsibility can break the Crazy Cycle of conflict, shift defensive reactions into empowering responses, and unlock lasting freedom, deeper connection, and mutual love and respect—even when feelings say otherwise.

Lightbulb Moments in Marriage Part 2: Our Effective Interactions

Lightbulb Moments in Marriage Part 2: Our Effective Interactions

This January webinar is Part 2 of a 3-part journey inspired by my new book Lightbulb Moments in Marriage, focusing on effective interactions with our spouses.

Lightbulb Moments in Marriage Part 1: Our Core Beliefs

Lightbulb Moments in Marriage Part 1: Our Core Beliefs

In this webinar, part 1 of a 3 part series, Emerson discusses the upcoming book '”Lightbulb Moments in Marriage.”