Brandon Coussens LMFT Blog – Marriage, Counseling & Relationships

Improve Your Marriage One “Simple” Step at a Time

Anxiety, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Relationships

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9 Reasons for God’s Design of Marriage: The Wife as Helper and Encourager – Part 2

Did you enjoy the first part of my exploration of a wife's role in marriage? If you did not get to read it: Go Here (Part 1). Let's continue with Part 2 of this discussion by building more understanding about the deeper meaning of the Biblical truth's of this subject.

9 Reasons for God’s Design of Marriage: Example of Unity and Harmony

Communication, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Men, Relationships, Wife

I believe I have created a tall task for myself. These next few posts may be short to start with and added to later. I find the topic complicated. It concerns me that I may no do it justice. Yet, I am going to try. So, here we go!

9 Reasons for God’s Design of Marriage: The Wife as Helper and Encourager – Part 1

Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Relationships

As we talk more about God's design for marriage, I reiterate I am not a trained pastor. I also am not an expert in God's exact design for marriage. These posts are only meant to explore and provoke thought and further discussion and research. I am attempting to drill down and examine bits and pieces of a complex system of relationships God put in motion.

9 Reasons for God’s Design of Marriage: The Husband as the Chosen Leader

Love, Marriage, Men, Relationships

This post is my feeble attempt to answer the question of why would God chose the husband to lead the wife in marriage. I, in some respects, am concerned about writing on this topic. For one, I reiterate I am not the expert on the Bible.

9 Reasons for God’s Design of Marriage: God’s Completion of Himself

Marriage, Relationships

Wow! How do I tackle this topic? Please remember that I am not a Biblical Scholar and I have never been to seminary. I have some training in the Bible and have taken classes on Biblical Exegesis (That's fancy for Bible Interpretation). However, I am definitely not the authority on the Bible. I will leave that task up to the Big Guy (God)!

9 Reasons for God’s Design of Marriage: God’s relationship with himself

Intimacy, Marriage, Relationships

When I was a child, I never thought of what it meant to be married. I just knew I wanted to be married. I didn't really know why. It just seemed like the thing to do. I remember pretending to play house and having a wife on the playground at recess when I wasn't trying to win races or jump out of swings.