How to Build a Godly Marriage

Is your marriage drifting into routine? Has joy given way to quiet distance? Is spiritual vitality absent?

Rediscover the Beauty and Purpose of a Christ-Centered Union

Drawing on decades of pastoral and counseling experience, Joel and Mary Beeke offer twelve clear, biblical principles that strengthen love, deepen communication, and restore hope. Whether your marriage feels solid or strained, this short guide will help you pursue God’s glory together and increase your joy in the covenant you share.

1. Opening Credits
2. Part 1: Build Your Marriage by Loving God
3. Chapter 1: Build Your Marriage on the Word of God
4. Chapter 2: Nurture Spiritual Fellowship
5. Chapter 3: Pray Together
6. Chapter 4: Practice Family Worship
7. Part 2: Build Your Marriage by Loving Your Spouse
8. Chapter 5: Show Sacrificial Love to Your Spouse
9. Chapter 6: Practice the Art of Kindness
10. Chapter 7: Embrace the Duties of Marriage
11. Chapter 8: Develop Good Communication Skills
12. Chapter 9: Compliment Your Spouse
13. Chapter 10: Cultivate Sexual Intimacy
14. Chapter 11: Foster Close Friendship
15. Chapter 12: Parent as a Team
16. Conclusion
17. Closing Credits

Joel R. Beeke

Dr. Joel R. Beeke serves as a minister at the Heritage Reformed Congregation located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also holds the positions of editor for the Puritan Reformed Journal and the Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth. In addition, Dr. Beeke is the editorial director for Reformation Heritage Books, the president of Inheritance Publishers, and the vice-president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society.

Perhaps best-known of Dr. Beeke’s esteemed academic positions, however, is with Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, where he served the Body of Christ from the school’s founding in 1995 through 2023, when he then moved to the position of Chancellor, as well as teaching Systematic Theology and Homiletics as a beloved professor.

An expert on the Puritans, Joel Beeke was honored with a Fetschrift entitled Puritan Piety: Writings in Honor of Joel R. Beeke.