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“You Are Not Who God Made You to Be and Who God Says You Are” (Satan’s Big, Fat Lie)
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“You Are Not Who God Made You to Be and Who God Says You Are” (Satan’s Big, Fat Lie)

From the get-go Satan has been whispering lies in the minds and hearts of the unsuspecting. In Genesis 3:1, we have him already convincing Eve to question that which she had heard from God, when the serpent asked her, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” 

“You Are Not Who God Made You to Be and Who God Says You Are” (Satan’s Big, Fat Lie)
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Not All Men Need to Keep Talking about Their Hurts and Vulnerabilities
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Not All Men Need to Keep Talking about Their Hurts and Vulnerabilities

When I used to do marriage counseling during my days as a pastor, I noticed a distinctive trend among the couples who would come to my office. The husband typically played it close to the vest during the session.

Not All Men Need to Keep Talking about Their Hurts and Vulnerabilities
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Are You Fighting a Battle Your Spouse Doesn’t Even Know You Are Having?
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Are You Fighting a Battle Your Spouse Doesn’t Even Know You Are Having?

Husbands and wives will find themselves in conflict with each other—that is undeniable. In fact, because the apostle Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 7:28 that those who marry “will have trouble in this life,” we can also conclude that some conflict within marriage is by God’s design.

Are You Fighting a Battle Your Spouse Doesn’t Even Know You Are Having?
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The Majesty of “God Said”: Genesis and the Power of Divine Utterance
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The Majesty of “God Said”: Genesis and the Power of Divine Utterance

The psalmist wrote in Psalm 33:6, “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their lights.”

The Majesty of “God Said”: Genesis and the Power of Divine Utterance
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Do You Have the Humility Necessary to Move First?
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Do You Have the Humility Necessary to Move First?

When a husband and wife find themselves on yet another out-of-control Crazy Cycle—where feeling unloved, she reacts without respect; and feeling disrespected, he reacts without love—how do they decide who is going to be the first to stop reacting unlovingly or disrespectfully?

Do You Have the Humility Necessary to Move First?
Marriage
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Not All Men Need to Keep Talking about Their Hurts and Vulnerabilities

Not All Men Need to Keep Talking about Their Hurts and Vulnerabilities

Not All Men Need to Keep Talking about Their Hurts and Vulnerabilities
Marriage
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7
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Are You Fighting a Battle Your Spouse Doesn’t Even Know You Are Having?

Are You Fighting a Battle Your Spouse Doesn’t Even Know You Are Having?

Are You Fighting a Battle Your Spouse Doesn’t Even Know You Are Having?
Marriage
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8
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The Majesty of “God Said”: Genesis and the Power of Divine Utterance

The Majesty of “God Said”: Genesis and the Power of Divine Utterance

The Majesty of “God Said”: Genesis and the Power of Divine Utterance
Christian Life
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Do You Have the Humility Necessary to Move First?

Do You Have the Humility Necessary to Move First?

Do You Have the Humility Necessary to Move First?
Marriage
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What Do You Think When You Hear “Happy Wife, Happy Life”?

What Do You Think When You Hear “Happy Wife, Happy Life”?

"Happy wife, happy life!” Why will a one-sided happiness, even if it helps in the short term, come back to bite both husband and wife in the long term?

What Do You Think When You Hear “Happy Wife, Happy Life”?
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On My Journey of Faith: I Began with the Person of Jesus

On My Journey of Faith: I Began with the Person of Jesus

My faith journey commenced with the person of Jesus Christ. I first had to answer this question: Is the report about who Jesus claimed to be, true?

On My Journey of Faith: I Began with the Person of Jesus
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Why Does a Wife Not Hear That Her Husband Needs Respect?

Why Does a Wife Not Hear That Her Husband Needs Respect?

The idea of unconditional respect for the husband has always been the Love and Respect message’s unique feature, based on Ephesians 5:33. Many books stress Paul’s instruction for husbands to love their wives (“each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself . . .”), but few spend equal space if any at all, to the rest of the verse (“. . . and the wife must respect her husband”).

Why Does a Wife Not Hear That Her Husband Needs Respect?
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How Is C.H.A.I.R.S. The Key to Having More Meaningful Conversations With Your Husband?

How Is C.H.A.I.R.S. The Key to Having More Meaningful Conversations With Your Husband?

Many wives share disappointment that their husbands rarely talk to them at a deeper level. “Emerson, when we were dating, we used to talk long into the night getting to really know each other. What happened to him?”

How Is C.H.A.I.R.S. The Key to Having More Meaningful Conversations With Your Husband?
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What Did Jesus Believe About the Creation Account in Genesis?

What Did Jesus Believe About the Creation Account in Genesis?

Have you ever thought about what Jesus, whom Christians believe to be God incarnate, believed about the beginning? Yes, I understand the temptation to call this a silly question.

What Did Jesus Believe About the Creation Account in Genesis?
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Are You Humbly Voicing a Need or Formalizing a Complaint?

Are You Humbly Voicing a Need or Formalizing a Complaint?

In the beginning, after God had created Adam and placed him in the garden to cultivate it, He said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him” (Genesis 2:18).

Are You Humbly Voicing a Need or Formalizing a Complaint?
Marriage
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Ask Yourself This Question If You Want to Be a More Effective Communicator

Ask Yourself This Question If You Want to Be a More Effective Communicator

When my interpersonal dynamics professor asked that question one day during my sophomore year in college, it revolutionized my thinking as a nineteen-year-old male. That question sparked in my mind a realization that there were effective ways to communicate, as well as ineffective ways.

Ask Yourself This Question If You Want to Be a More Effective Communicator
Christian Life
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What Does Love and Respect Enable a Wife and Husband to Do?

What Does Love and Respect Enable a Wife and Husband to Do?

In the Bible, we find two realities to which we are to respond: God’s commands and God’s promises. God calls us to obey His commands and trust His promises. Most of us have sung the song "Trust and Obey,” which captures these two quintessential truths.

What Does Love and Respect Enable a Wife and Husband to Do?
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