Articles by “Biola CMR”

To ensure our future impact, a couple has given a generous gift of $25,000, and they want to challenge you to match that gift by the year's end. Would you prayerfully consider making a year-end gift to the Center for Marriage and Relationships by December 31?

Do you find yourself disagreeing with your spouse on a regular basis? Maybe it’s about money or division of household chores or how to raise your children. It seems like there are a thousand things to argue about. However, according to Dr. Tim Downs, every one of our conflicts can be boiled down to one of seven basic topics, including loyalty, security, and responsibility.

Key marital research has proven that couples who participate in premarital counseling are 30% less likely to get divorced. Two Biola alumni recently participated in one of these classes and now feel much better equipped with crucial relationships skills for their future.

Learn about the story of one couple who prayed for their marriage and fought with God's help to stay together.

Biola’s Center for Marriage and Relationships offers an upper-division undergraduate course called "Christian Perspectives on Marriage and Relationships." Read what two best friends said about the course!

Learn how the CMR's Going Deeper Together Marriage Conference profoundly impacted Liz and Eliseo Hernandez.

The Art of Relationships regularly confronts how to navigate the complexities of relationships in our culture through biblical wisdom and scholarly research.

Here at the Biola University Center for Marriage and Relationships, we seek to build and sustain healthy, Christ-Centered relationships and marriages. Read on to see how we reach our mission.