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Single, But Not Alone

A recent Religion News Service headline reports, “Single Adults Want Ministry, Not Sympathy”. According to RNS, singles are “part of a demographic -- men and women of childbearing age without children -- that nearly doubled in 24 years, from 10 percent of the population in 1976 to 19 percent in 2000.”* How can marrieds interact with...

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Recession-Proof Your Marriage
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...

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The Blessings of Loneliness
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 that pain to bring me to the sweetest love affair...

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Best Friend
Best Friend

"Best friend" can sound like a silly, childish term to many people. It conjures up images of playground arguments between little girls, but it is a term that is dear to my heart. I met Jocelyn in 1974, in Mrs. Ball's kindergarten class. I was four years old and she was five. Over the course of a year spent huddled over the sand table and the craft...

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How do I end an affair?
How do I end an affair?

How do I end an affair? How can I refrain from thinking about him? How do I put my suffering to an end because he has a wife? Advice: First, think about the things you have to face everyday in your marriage and family. Make a list of them. The list might include items such as finances, children education, interactions between the two families,...

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My husband wants to leave me
My husband wants to leave me

A couple of weeks ago my husband told me how unhappy he was in our relationship. I am 25 and have been in my marriage for 5 years. We also have a 2 year old son. I know I did my fair share of screwing things up in our relationship but, I desperately want him to change his mind, and to give our relationship the fair chance it really needs, not...

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