Recession-Proof Your Marriage
Is crisis putting a strain on your marriage? Connect with an email mentor who will walk alongside you.
In the United States today many married couples are facing greater financial difficulty than ever before. The housing market has cooled and thousands of families are struggling to keep their homes. The Mayo Clinic cites financial problems as...... >Read More
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The Moon Is Not Enough
I volunteered for the space program for the thrill of adventure. Believe me, waiting for take-off while sitting on top of a Saturn rocket that’s 120 meters tall and weighs six-and-a-half million pounds—that’s excitement! I knew I was in for one great ride!
But what can top 11 days in space and 3 days trekking around the moon? I was... >Read More
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What Makes Your Spouse Feel Loved?
One day, I asked my husband, Ron, to make a list of things he wished I would do for him: things that would make him feel loved. It was an amazing revelation. I made a wish-list, too, and when we started doing the things on each other's list, our marriage moved from frustrating to fulfilling.
Here's why I asked him... >Read More
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There is Hope for Your Marriage: Using the Differences as Opportunities to Grow
Traditionally, when couples fight, have misunderstandings, discover a lack of things in common, or confront the challenge of incompatibility, their first instinct is to flee while rationalizing to themselves "this will never work, we're just too different." In The New Intimacy, Judith and Jim present a stark contrast to that perspective, illuminating...... >Read More
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The Blessings of Loneliness
Loneliness had gripped me. In two years, five of my roommates were married, not to mention countless other friends, and I was tired of being left behind. At times I hurt so badly I would fall on my knees and beg God through tears to take my pain away. What I didn't know then, was that God was using... >Read More
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Advice: The End of a Relationship
About a year ago, I began a dating relationship with a wonderful Christian man whom I'd been friends with for four years. We had what we thought to be the perfect relationship because we are best friends who fell in love, both Christians. He has always been attentive and loving, anxiously making plans for our future together as husband... >Read More
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Surviving His Secret
When the truth was revealed about my husband Will’s secret life*, I was devastated beyond comprehension. The enormity of the betrayal and deceit was unforgivable—12 years of lies! The phone call from the other woman’s husband left me in shock, unable to view anything rationally or move forward in any capacity of life. I could barely function:...... >Read More
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First Aid for Bruised Hearts - Talk to a mentor
“What’s love got to do with it?” Tina Turner famously asked. For... >more
Tell Him Why You Love Him
How can you spur your mate toward love and good deeds? By... >more
What Do You Fear?
