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• Changing Lives: the Marriage Story of Ray and Star Silverman

  In 1975 I was in my second year as the director of Kodachrome, an alternative high school in South Kingston, Rhode Island. It was a school for youngsters who had dropped out of high school for various reasons: some had learning problems; others had discipline problems; others had dropped out of school because they were so intelligent that the normal classroom routine bored them...

• Keep the Love Alive!

  59 Ways to keep the love alive: It is often the small gestures that keep the love alive in a marriage. Try some of the following to renew the spark in your relationship!

• Microboundaries: Protections of Love

  Boundaries are really important – important in culture, in church, in relationships and particularly in marriages. As important as they are, they are often misunderstood. The Writings for the New Church teach a lot about boundaries.

• Faith in Action

  The only people who can acquire and enjoy truly conjugial love are those who approach the Lord, loving the truths of the church and doing its goods. Conjugial Love 70

  Application: As with every aspect of our lives, when we try to control our marriage ourselves, it can fall apart. If we come to the Lord, He will lead us to happiness. When you get up in the morning, take a few minutes to pray to the Lord with your spouse. Recognize that you need Him to carry you through each day.