Ep. 293 Three Things a Couple Should Know for a Lasting Marriage

Shows Main Idea – Rick met with a young couple for pre-marriage counseling recently, and the man asked him for the top things they needed to know to have a great marriage. He shared three things with this couple. After the counseling session, he turned on his mic and shared them because they are vital for any couple who wants a lasting marriage. As you listen, please take advantage of the supplemental resources in these Show Notes, which further explain and teach how to apply these ideas to your marriage.

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Rick’s Book: Get Ready for Your Best Marriage Now – If you are thinking about dating, courtship, or getting married, this could be the most important book you’ll ever read. I realize what I just wrote may come across as an overstatement or hyperbolic marketing, but it is not. I have been in the counseling “business” for many years, and the most common situation I have counseled are marriages in trouble. These troubled marriages did not just happen. The problems in any marriage are rooted in the two people who are married before they were married.

Communication: Learn How to Communicate

• Rick’s Free Communication Book
• Infographics: The Anger Spectrum – Communication
• Ten-Minute Video on Anger (Look for Anger, Cause and Solution)
• One-Hour Webinar on Communication (Look for Building True Community)

Repentance: Learn How to Change

• Article/Podcast on the Doctrine of Repentance
• Poster on the Doctrine of Repentance
• One-Hour Webinar on the Doctrine of Repentance (Look for Doctrine of Repentance)

Affection: Learn How to Cherish

• Rick’s 31-Day Marriage Devotional
• What Does It Mean To Nourish and Cherish Your Wife?
• The Orientation of Your Home: Follow the Leader
• Your Wife, Your Children, and Other Secondary Considerations

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Rick Thomas

Rick launched this training network in 2008 to provide life-changing resources that equip Christians to help others. His primary responsibilities are resource creation and leadership development, which he does through speaking, writing, podcasting, and educating.

In 1990 he earned a BA in Theology, and in 1991 he received a BS in Education. In 1993 he was ordained into Christian ministry, and in 2000 he graduated with an MA in Counseling from The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, CA. In 2006 he was recognized as a Fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).