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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Today I am going to take a different approach to the term safe sex. I want to look at the safety of sex in a monogamous marriage. Due to responses I have received from my blog on unmet expectations, I wanted to address safety in the marriage bed. Here is a quote from one of the responses, “I cried myself... >Read More

Tags: abuse, beth scholes, challenges & conflicts, couples, forgiveness, intimacy, marriage, relationship, resolving conflict, Romance & Sex, safe, sex and love, sexual differences, sexual intimacy

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Losing in an Olympic event would be feel disappointing, to say the least. Losing due to a technicality, when you had the best time and were expected to win, would be even harder. Losing a gold medal because of a coach's mistake? Devastating. That was exactly what Netherlands speed skater Sven Kramer faced at the 2010 Winter Olympics. As Kramer...... >Read More

Tags: darren hewer, forgiveness, guilt, LIFE, Men, morality, olympics, relationships, Women

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It's easy to fall in love with a man you don't trust, but it's hard to live with him. Real, lasting relationships are built on trust. Trust is foundational because it creates a safe environment for intimacy to grow. If your relationship is going to work you need to be able to trust your partner with your past, your... >Read More

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Story told by Susan Houle, written by Helen Grace Lescheid Everybody at the mission base crowded around the team that had just returned from an outreach on the streets and beach. "Great stuff!" "Awesome!" "What happened next?" You could feel the excitement in the air. As usual I stood on the fringe fighting off panic. What am I doing...... >Read More

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Struggling to forgive someone? Not feeling forgiven yourself? Confide in an email mentor “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. And so I tell you, people will be forgiven every sin and blasphemy. But blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of... >Read More

Tags: Bible, Christians, darren hewer, faith, forgiveness, God, Holy Spirit, religion, sin, spiritual growth, spirituality, unforgivable sin

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Human behavior suggests that people are “hard-wired" to retaliate when they have been hurt by another person.  Our pride or self-esteem is injured. Our expectations or dreams are disappointed.  We lose something very valuable to us.  We want recompense for the damages. But there are other resistances which block our motivation to forgive. ...... >Read More

Tags: advice, becoming a christian, challenges & conflict, challenges & conflicts, commitment, faith & spirituality, forgiveness, friendship, growing in your faith, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, LIFE, lynette hoy, marriage, Men, protecting your marriage, relationships, resolving conflict, Women

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