How couples resolve marital conflicts in their marriage is crucial in maintaining a healthy relationship.

Please open your Bible and read: (Psalm 17) Challenges are universal. Whether we face financial difficulty, health crises, or personal trauma, we all struggle through some hardship in our lives. The believer’s first instinct should be to pray, which is certainly the right approach, but the manner in which we pray is also important. Worship [...]

Are you struggling with feelings of sadness, loneliness or despair? Facing challenges you think you can’t survive?  Talk to someone who is ready to listen. Do you get tired of the struggles and challenges in your life? I do, sometimes. It seems like there always are challenges in our lives. Our own agendas, health issues, [...]

Here's the situation: You're talking with someone who's not Christian, and they say something negative about the Bible. How should you respond?

“Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”  (James 1:3-4) “So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely.” (James 1:3-4, The Message) We were in a group setting when the woman turned to me, mid [...]

We are fond of saying that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but time can really be in short supply during the holidays. Families are faced with all sorts of distractions and challenges at Christmas: Get-togethers, family obligations, shopping, and decorating are all good things that can eat away at the calendar. [...]

Love Languages ( 7 Lessons) I’m in LOVE! If marriage starts with this euphoric feeling and statement, why are so many marriages failing today? This Life Lesson looks at the difference between that “in love” feeling and lasting love based on the principles in Gary Chapman’s book the Five Love Languages. Lovebusters ( 6 Lessons) [...]

“And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19) No one likes to be thought of as needy. We prefer other adjectives for ourselves, words that reflect strength or wisdom. Think about your own needs for a moment. It’s easier to think of someone else and [...]

67% of first time marriages go the distance. I was reading a report on divorce statistics from StatsCan and this fact jumped off the page.  It seemed to contradict a much repeated statistic that 50% of marriages end in divorce.  So which one is true?  Well, they both are actually. Two of every three new [...]

by Gail Rodgers      Our world is changing at a rapid rate. Advice, advertising, medical information and even temptation is available at our fingertips when we sit at our computers. The men in our lives also face challenges in the daily pressures of this changing planet…. * Financially there are constant pressures to not only survive [...]