The contradicting state of marriage
   Marriage has become an increasingly complex subject. Do people still
   entering marriage much later in life and spending so much time
   cohabiting before marriage? What’s happening with this important
   tremendous importance of marriage, exploring many of these questions.
   It was unapologetically pro-marriage. Let’s address some of these
   marriage today, both the good and the bad news, seeing that it provides
   Marriage rates have generally been declining for some time. This didn’t
   In the 40s and 50s, marriage took on an additional shape that had
   companionate marriage. Couples focused more on their relationship,
   marriage, to be sure, but the companionate marriage made this
   better person.” This gradually led to the “soul mate” idea of marriage
   didn’t “work” on their marriage, it just was, and it worked.
   While marriage is declining today as cohabitation and unmarried
   substantial rates, the desire for marriage still remains remarkably
   People are as pro-marriage as they have ever been, perhaps more so.
   marriage rates are declining and cohabitation and out-of-wedlock
   wonder if successful marriage is even possible. So what do they do?
    1. They are desperately scared to take to the plunge marriage requires
   Each of these still retains successful marriage as the long-term plan.
   If ladies cannot find a marriageable man who seems to pose no
   guy. If they cannot find a marriageable man to answer the tick, tick
     * Affirm their desires. There are more successful marriages in our
       young adults today that their desire for lifelong marriage is both
       who have done it, delivered the goods of a successful marriage
     * Teach a theology of marriage. Christianity has a wonderful story to
       tell about the wonder, power and mystery of marriage and we should
       marriage. It doesn’t exist in a systematic theology of marriage.
       actually starts with marriage on the first page of the bible and
       ends with a very different kind of marriage in its last pages. And
       his own Bride. How the cross is truly a marriage invitation that we
   marriage and even a real, meaningful faith. If we can show them with
     * Marriage Video Explainer
How should Christian couples intentionally strengthen their marriages?
     * Marriage Event Message
Build a Better Us: Equipping Churches to Strengthen Marriages
       Strengthen Marriages at the 2018 ERLC National Conference.
     * Marriage Event Message
     * The contradicting state of marriage