• Les and Leslie. A husband-and-wife team who not only share the same name, but the same passion for helping others build healthy relationships. In 1991, the Parrotts founded the Center for Relationship Development on the campus of Seattle Pacific University – a groundbreaking program dedicated to teaching the basics of good relationships. As #1 New York Times best-selling authors, their books have sold over two million copies in more than two dozen languages, and include best-selling and Gold-medallion winner Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts.

How to Stay Clear of the Silent Marriage Killer

How to Stay Clear of the Silent Marriage Killer

"Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. Be gentle with one another, sensitive." - Ephesians 4:31 Les walked through the front door of our home this week, set a copy of the Wall Street Journal on the kitchen counter, and said, “Let’s never give...

The Fastest Way to Overcome Any Misunderstanding

The Fastest Way to Overcome Any Misunderstanding

"Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves." - Romans 12:10 John, our teenager, was looking forward to a weekend event with his buddies at church. But he never got to go. Why? Because each of us thought the other had submitted the...

Marriage Mentoring

Marriage Mentoring

“If you could give just one sentence of marital advice to these 200 students before you leave, what would it be?” It’s the closing question we pose every Monday evening to a guest couple in our Marriage 101 class at Seattle Pacific University. After our evening’s...