Love, Prayer, and Forgiveness
Christian marriages should be different. Why? The answer is because we have Jesus Christ. He enables us to have all the tools we need to make a marriage work. Three of those tools are: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
You may be thinking, “Hey wait, these aren’t unique to Christians.” But because of Jesus they are different in our lives....... >Read More
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Should the Church Address Facebook?
Apparently it took God until the 21st Century to release an updated version of the seventh commandment. According to one pastor, “Thou shalt not commit adultery” should now read, “Thou shalt not Facebook.” After counseling roughly 20 couples with Facebook-related marriage issues, Reverend Cedric Miller has had enough. Rev. Miller issued...... >Read More
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A Record of Rights
The story is told of a couple that grew to find little to appreciate in one another. The daily tally of things one did that annoyed and aggravated the other was a growing list. More and more they did less and less together. In desperation the woman visited a counselor and took along her journal of all the attitudes... >Read More
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The Fine Art of Deciding Together
Have you ever met a person who refuses to make decisions together? You might ask, “What shall we have for supper?” and the uncooperative response may be, “I don’t care. You decide.” Or you say, “I’m thinking we might take a trip to the coast this year. What do you think?” only to hear, “Does it really matter? ... >Read More
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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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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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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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communication,
family issues,
family values,
healthy marriage,
improving your marriage,
intimacy
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Who is Your Romantic Fancy?
When I was 9 years old I was in love with Chachi.... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)