• Keep the spark alive with these date night activities.arms of married couple image by Denis Babenko from Fotolia.com
  
  Date nights are an ideal way to bond with your significant other, experience new things together and rekindle old flames. This is also true for Christian married couples. Aside from attending church together and participating in activities within the church, there are many dating activities they can do to keep the bond strong between husband and wife.
  
  

Dinner and a Movie

• Spend a cozy night in with an appropriate movie and a candlelit dinner you've prepared together. Purchase a cookbook that caters to couples and choose a recipe to prepare with your sweetie. After you've finished your meal, pop in a movie and cuddle up together with a cozy blanket. According to families.com, there are several romantic movies that might appeal to Christian couples. Films like "Beauty and the Beast." "Shakespeare in Love," "The Princess Bride," and "Casablanca" each have a romantic storyline and are generally void of violence and gratuitous sex.
  
  

Picnic in the Park

• Grab a picnic basket and supplies from your local grocery or home goods store, and make sure to pick a nice floral arrangement to place in a vase for the picnic. Rather than gaze into each other's eyes by way of a hardwood picnic bench, opt instead for spreading out a blanket in a shaded area with low grass. Bring a CD player and play romantic tunes during your picnic.
  
  

Outdoor Activities

• Take time out to appreciate all the beauty God has created with an outdoor dating activity. According to consumerismcommentary.com, there are plenty of ways to enjoy the outdoors on a date. Go on a canoe or gondola ride at sunset. If the ride service doesn't offer food, bring along strawberries, cheese, and a beverage like wine or sparkling cider. Or, if you live near a beach, go on a romantic seaside hike. If farms are closer than the ocean, take a stroll through one and choose several pieces of fruit and vegetables. Then head home and prepare a fresh, seasonal meal with your pickings.