Kyle Gabhart's Blog

Tis the season of lists! You have wish lists, shopping lists, and TODO lists to manage. Santa is keeping track of a naughty list and a nice list. But there are two more lists that your marriage needs this season.   Two lists your marriage needs this Christmas1. Truths I know about my mate2. Lies […]

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Working with jello offers three important insights into conflict resolution in relationships. Give it time to cool off, don’t mess with it when it’s still hot. Stop trying to nail it to the wall, some things can’t be solved by brute force. Don’t forget it in the fridge, at some point the issues must be dealt with. Conflict […]

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Intimacy in marriage is one of the most important indicators of your relationship’s health. If you and your spouse are not bonded spiritually, emotionally, and physically, you become far more susceptible to conflict and division. Quality time, vulnerable communication, and generous affection knit your hearts together into a beautiful union. Fortunately, there’s not much going […]

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We sat down with Randy Robison of Life Outreach International to share our testimony and talk about our new book – The Phoenix Marriage: God creates beauty out of ashes. Randy asks some tough questions about infidelity, healing from betrayal, and being transparent with our kids about transgression. 

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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.  – II Corinthians 5:17 God is in the business of renewal and restoration. If you put God at the center of your relationship (Part 1) and commit to investing deeply in your marriage for 40 […]

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Throughout time, humans have elevated reason – our ability to rationalize and make judgement calls regarding good and bad decisions. In Aristotle’s Ethics he describes human beings as rational animals and identifies reason as a uniquely human characteristic. Our ability to justify and rationalize our decision-making is God-given. But dependence upon reason can also get in the way of God’s […]

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Nineteenth century Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, is famous for his use of metaphor, irony, and parable in explaining ethical and religious concepts. One particularly famous parable describes a rather odd crime: Two thieves broke into a jewelry store one night, but instead of stealing the jewels they simply switched the price tags. They put high-priced […]

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Spiritual warfare — it’s all in your head. How you feel about good days. What you think when you have bad days. Your response to circumstances is a choice. It’s all in your head. You can choose to be a glass half-full or a glass half-empty type of person. You can choose to look at […]

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We’ve just launched a weekly podcast! This Week is Episode #1 - The Creep and The Cougar Tammy and I share stories from our courtship. One of us is the Creep and the other is the Cougar. Any guesses which one is which? Tune in weekly to our Podcast page so you don’t miss a single episode.

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One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you fall in again. - Judith Viorst As we shared in Part 1 of the “How to Save your Marriage” series, we recommend a phased approach to marriage […]

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