Because many of us feel responsible for the loss, we often don’t feel we deserve to grieve. But the truth is, we do deserve to grieve, even more, we need to grieve. In fact God grieves right along with us.  For many years I believed that God was the one who was heaping shame on me. I was certain He was... >Read More

Tags: challenges & conflicts, healing, hope, intimacy, rape, romance, Romance & Sex, sex, sex and love, sex resources, sexual abuse, sexual healing, sexual intimacy, sexual past, sexual problems, trauma, Women

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I’ve heard every possible story. In addition to hearing the stories of the women who come into our bible study for sexual healing, people email me from all over the world. Just when I think I couldn’t possibly hear anything worse, someone shares the unimaginable with me. The evil that people do to one another must break and grieve... >Read More

Tags: challenges & conflicts, intimacy, Life Issues, marriage, rape, romance, Romance & Sex, sex, sex and love, sex resources, sexual abuse, sexual healing, sexual intimacy, sexual past, sexual problems, trauma

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If sex is important in marriage, why does it slowly get put on the back burner? One excuse that I am sick of hearing is “I don’t have time.” I’m sure you are busy. I know I am busy. But think of all the things that you make time for. If you really wanted to have sex you would make... >Read More

Tags: communication, healthy marriage, intimacy, marriage, men and women, priorities, protecting your marriage, relationships, resolving conflict, romance, Romance & Sex, sex, sex and love, sexual intimacy, sexual problems

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Has love betrayed you? There is hope. “Why was it so hard to resist sex before marriage, but now in marriage, resisting is all I do?” “Why do I love my husband, but don’t want to make love?” “Why was sex so good before marriage when I shouldn’t have been having it, but now that I can, its lost its sizzle, and... >Read More

Tags: Barbara Wilson, communication, emotions, FamilyLife Canada, intimacy, marriage, men and women, relationships, romance, Romance & Sex, sex, sex and love, sex resources, sexual desire, sexual intimacy, sexual past

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Guys are supposed to be crazy about sex, right? So what do you do when your husband isn’t interested? In 25% of marriages the wife has a higher sex drive than her husband. So how do you get on the same page when it comes to sex? Relationship expert Sheila Wray Gregoire offers four main reasons why a man... >Read More

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What is love? Is it definable? Is it a feeling? A passion? Is love always romantic? The dictionary defines love as, “a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person, a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection for a parent, child, or friend, sexual desire, affectionate concern for the well-being of others, the benevolent...... >Read More

Tags: destiny, forgiveness, God, hope, intimacy, love, Lynn Mosher, marriage, meaning, Men, passion, romance, Self, Women

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I want to give a bit of balance to what I think is often misunderstood when it comes to marriage. Lots of marriage books, and especially certain Christian circles, really emphasize the idea that wives are pretty much solely responsible for a husband's sexual satisfaction. They should understand that it is a need that he has, and thus they... >Read More

Tags: Culture, healthy marriage, husband, intimacy, marriage, Men, needs and wants, relationship, romance, Romance & Sex, sex, sex and love, sexual problems, spouse, submission, wife, wives, Women, World

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