Q. My wife and I love each other very much, but we're going through a time of apathy. We just don't feel close to each other. Is this normal, and is there a way to bring back the fire?

A. This happens sooner or later in every marriage. A man and woman just seem to lose the wind in their romantic sails for a period of time.

Their plight reminds me of seamen back in the days of

Joshua 6:1-20 (New American Standard Bible)
The Conquest of Jericho
 ¹Now Jericho was tightly shut because of the sons of Israel; no one went out and no one came in.  ²The LORD said to Joshua, "See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the valiant warriors.  ³"You shall