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[Also: Facing My Parental Fears] Also: Facing My Parental Fears | [View online]( [ChristianityToday.org]( [Beautiful Word Newsletter]( Thursday, January 11, 2018 Make a Marriage Resolution Over the past two weeks or so, many among us have made (and perhaps already broken) New Year's resolutions. According to [Statistica](, the three most common resolutions for 2018 are those same perennial favorites: to eat healthier, exercise more, and save more money. As a goal-setter myself, I resonate with the desire to be intentional about growth and change. Eating, exercise, and money matters may be the most obvious areas we ought to address, and we have a pretty clear sense of the steps we can take to make progress. But what's less obvious—indeed, sometimes mystifying—is how we can intentionally strengthen our marriages. Sure, there are the typical answers (show more affection, pray with and for each other, and so on), but what if one's marriage is really hurting or extremely dysfunctional? What if there's a lot of pain and resentment? What if you're at the end of your marital rope? In this week's featured article, "[How 21 Days Changed My Marriage]( Ruth Bell Olsson shares candidly about how she made a resolution when her marriage was at rock bottom—and how that one radical choice slowly began to change everything. Read this week's featured article as you consider how God may be calling you to intentionally pour into your marriage and your spiritual life. Grace, mailto:tcw@christianitytoday.com [Kelli Trujillo](mailto:tcw@christianitytoday.com) [Kelli B. Trujillo](mailto:tcw@christianitytoday.com) Editor, CT Women Sponsored by Tyndale [Press Pause & Live LIFE]( Time is flying by with our kids! Want to teach Biblical truths to help your teens and tweens with their future decision making? You still have time! Here's how... Featured Article [How 21 Days Changed My Marriage]( I was desperate, so I turned to God in total surrender. Ruth Bell Olsson Additional Articles [How Moving to Kenya Made Me a Less Fearful Parent]( Things shifted when I noticed my preschooler handles daily life in Africa better than I do. Dorcas Cheng-Tozun [The Crucible of Marriage]( Holy matrimony is an endless opportunity to lay down our lives in love Dorothy Littell Greco More from CT Women [Swipe Right for Jesus]( [Swipe Right for Jesus]( How Tinder helped me come to terms with my evangelical identity. Tori Rowe [5 Ways to Fulfill Your New Year's Resolutions]( [5 Ways to Fulfill Your New Year's Resolutions]( The holy work of change requires a power much greater than personal discipline. Heidi Wheeler Related CT Newsletters [CT Entertainment]( Reviews and perspectives on movies, TV, and music. [Sign Up Now]( [CT Weekly]( Weekly headlines, commentary, and site news. [Sign Up Now]( Follow Us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [RSS]( [Subscribe to this newsletter]( In the Current Issue [January/February]( [Cover Story: Lord of the Night]( [Subscriber access only] [The Radical Christian Faith of Frederick Douglass]( [Subscriber access only] [I Reject the Prosperity Gospel but I Still Crave What It Promises]( [Subscriber access only] [View Full Issue]( [Subscribe Now]( More from Christianity Today [Richard Stearns Is Leaving World Vision]( Longest-serving leader will retire this year with Christian relief organization poised to help millions more than before. [The Gospel Life Podcast]( Start each week with this encouragement to show and share the love of Jesus. [Latino Churches Fear Impact of Homeland Security Decisions]( US removes deportation protections from largely evangelical group of 200,000 Salvadorans. Most Popular Articles [Millennials Can Leave Evangelicalism. But Not Its Pop Culture.]( Does the cottage industry around Christian subculture nostalgia reveal the church's failures—or its successes? [CT Women's Top 10 Articles of 2017: Kay Warren, Joni Eareckson Tada, and More]( Readers rank the best posts of the year. [Minimalism Isn't the Key to Christmas]( We need more than anti-consumerism for a healthy Christian holiday. [Marriage & Family Newsletter]( Delivered via email to subscribers weekly. [Subscribe]( | [Email Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Advertise]( | [Subscribe to CT]( You are currently subscribed as: {EMAIL} Copyright ©2018 [ChristianityToday.org]( Christianity Today, 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved.