Moody Radio

When you're engaged to someone from a totally different culture, what areas should you address before getting married. Don't go into a marriage blindly. Spend a great deal of time immersed in each other's culture.

You've discovered that your husband has been using drugs and gambling. Now what? Confront your husband with tough love. Let him know that you love him too much to allow this to go on. Seek counseling for him if he's willing.

Those who verbally abuse their spouse are saying more about their own needs rather than their spouse's character.

If you have a silent husband, have you ever wondered why? If you're quick to criticize his ideas, he might just shut down. Your criticism will strike at the heart of his self esteem.

Will premarital sex help a couple in the dating phase of their relationship? NO. If either of them breaks off the relationship, they'll be left with extreme emotional pain and guilt.

It's not unusual for a spouse to be an alcoholic but doesn't think they have a problem. Are you in this situation? Choose to show them your  tender love. At the same time, you can exercise tough love by insisting on seeking out good counseling.

How can couples learn to communicate better? If both spouses don't talk a lot, they should prepare a list of questions to ask each other. Answering those questions will get the communication ball rolling.

After waves of disillusionment, political divides, and church hurt, some people wonder whether it's worth investing in the church.  For others, after COVID it's become easier to just watch church online.  Ed Stetzer talks with Carmen Joy Imes about her book, Becoming God's Family: Why the Church still...