Would You Say No if a Guy Asked to Marry Your Daughter?
It would turn out to be another fateful day. We were all together as a family with friends at a Mountain Lodge and I took a break from all the activity to relax and read in my room. That's where my daughter's boyfriend, Dan, found me and that began the fateful part of the day.
He asked if we could... >Read More
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adult children,
better parenting,
commitment,
communication,
Culture,
Family,
healthy marriage,
marriage,
priorities,
values,
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Countering the Drift
Messages in bottles have been the stuff of folklore for centuries. Dying, desperate sailors have hurled them. Curious children have launched them. Nicholas Sparks wrote a novel based on them, but don’t read it—or watch the movie—unless you already have a prescription for antidepressants.
The story I find most interesting about such bottles,...... >Read More
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commitment,
communication,
family issues,
family values,
healthy marriage,
improving your marriage,
intimacy
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Countering the Drift
Messages in bottles have been the stuff of folklore for centuries. Dying, desperate sailors have hurled them. Curious children have launched them. Nicholas Sparks wrote a novel based on them, but don’t read it—or watch the movie—unless you already have a prescription for antidepressants.
The story I find most interesting about such bottles,...... >Read More
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commitment,
communication,
family issues,
family values,
healthy marriage,
improving your marriage,
intimacy
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Reconciling Your Sexual Past with your Marriage
What do you do when you have quite the sexual past, but you want to have a pure marriage, with a great sex life? Can you rid yourself of the baggage from everything you've already done?
Here's a letter that I received recently:
I am single, in my late twenties. In my earlier twenties, I did not live a Christian lifestyle.... >Read More
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advice,
commitment,
healthy marriage,
intimacy,
marriage,
relationships,
Romance & Sex,
sex,
sex and love,
sex resources,
sexual past,
sexual problems
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The Vital Dimension of Sex: Sexuality and Spirituality
Powerful emotional factors can make it difficult for singles to wait or to stop. A longing to be close to someone or a yearning to express love can generate intense desires for physical intimacy. Many singles today want to wait but lack inner strength or self esteem. They may fear losing love if they postpone sex.
Often sex brings emptiness... >Read More
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Bible,
campus,
college,
commitment,
communication,
fulfilling,
Jesus,
LIFE,
love,
premarital,
sex,
spiritual,
spirituality,
student,
teen,
university,
why wait
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Yes, I admit it. I'm afraid of commitment.
Truth hurts. When hanging out with one of my buddies a while ago, he tells me that he thinks I’m scared of commitment. My first reaction was to defend myself against this allegation, I’m not scared of commitment, I’m just independent! But then I really got to thinking about his comment.
Here I am… I’m a single woman in my... >Read More
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Christ,
commitment,
fear,
free,
God,
Jesus,
love
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A Record of Rights
The story is told of a couple that grew to find little... >more
The Fine Art of Deciding Together
Have you ever met a person who refuses to make decisions together?... >more