The Cleave Team
Reflections on covenant marriage from the team behind Cleave.
How to Repair After an Argument
The row is over, but the flat still feels cold. Here is what to say, what to skip, and a five-minute repair you can do tonight.
How to Pray Together When It Feels Awkward
Praying together as a couple does not need polished words or a spiritual performance. Here is a short, honest way to start tonight, even if you feel self-conscious.
How to Keep God at the Centre of Your Marriage When Life Gets Busy
Most weeks are admin, not romance. Here's how to build a marriage on shared faith when your conversations are mostly about the school run and the shopping.
Communication Skills That Draw a Marriage Closer
Practical, do-this-today habits for listening and speaking well — grounded in patience and honour, not perfect words.
Resolving Conflict Without Winning or Losing
When every argument feels like a contest, someone always loses — usually both of you. Here's how to stop competing and start repairing.
Rebuilding Trust When It Has Been Broken
Trust doesn't return with a single apology. Here's how it's rebuilt — slowly, honestly, one kept promise at a time.
What Does 'Cleave' Mean in Genesis 2:24? And Why It Still Matters for Your Marriage
A short, honest word-study on the old word 'cleave' in Genesis 2:24 — what the Hebrew actually says, and four small ways to hold fast to your spouse this week.
Fighting fair: repair and forgiveness in a Christian marriage
Every marriage has conflict. The gospel gives husbands and wives a better way to repair — quickly, humbly, and for good.
Feeling Distant From Your Spouse? A Gentle Way Back This Week
When you love each other but feel more like flatmates than soulmates, the distance is rarely one big thing. Here are small, honest steps to begin closing the gap this week.
How to call a loving pause when things heat up
Every couple hits friction. Cleave's Pause lets either of you call a gentle timeout — and come back ready to reconnect, not retreat.
Keep your story: journaling together in Cleave
A private place to capture prayers, gratitude, and love letters — the small entries that become your marriage's story.
The Best Christian Marriage Apps in 2026: An Honest Guide
A pastor-informed, genuinely honest look at the marriage apps Christian couples are using in 2026 — what each one does well, what it costs, and how to choose.
Cleave vs Paired (2026): Which Couples App Fits Your Marriage?
Paired is the biggest name in couples apps; Cleave is built for Christian marriage. An honest side-by-side of content, price and heart — from the Cleave team.
Agapé Alternatives for Christian Couples (2026)
Love the daily-question idea but want more depth — or want Scripture at the centre? Here are the best Agapé alternatives for Christian couples in 2026.
Drawing closer: the 7-day Intimacy series
A gentle, guided week of conversations to help husbands and wives rebuild closeness — emotional and physical.
A threefold cord: why your marriage needs a third strand
Ecclesiastes says a cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Here is what that means for husbands and wives today.
Praying Together as a Couple: A Gentle Rhythm to Begin This Week
If praying together as a couple feels awkward or you never quite get round to it, here is a simple, honest way to start — no long speeches, just a few minutes a day.
Grow together daily: devotionals in Cleave
A short daily devotional you read together — Scripture, a thought, and a question that turns reading into real conversation.
The 60-Day Cleave Reset: a rhythm for rebuilding connection
When you want more than a daily nudge, the 60-Day Reset gives your marriage a guided path — one small step at a time.
Meet the Daily Question: the small habit that gets couples talking
At the heart of Cleave is one short question a day — and a private reveal that helps you both speak honestly before you compare notes.