This is Week 34 in the Grace in Everyday Relationships Series. Many of the biggest arguments in marriage happen over some very small receipts. A gadget, a dinner out, a décor item, a subscription—on paper, it is not a huge expense, but it lands on a tender place. One spouse sees “recklessness,” the other feels “controlled.” Voices get tight, old frustrations surface, and before long the temperature of the whole house has changed. Underneath the numbers are fears about the future, different family histories, and dreams that have never been spoken out loud. So the question for Christian couples is not just, “How do we stop fighting about money?” The…


