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Why Does a Wife Not Hear That Her Husband Needs Respect?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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Ask Yourself This Question If You Want to Be a More Effective Communicator
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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
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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?

How Is C.H.A.I.R.S. The Key to Having More Meaningful Conversations With Your Husband?
Marriage
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8
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What Did Jesus Believe About the Creation Account in Genesis?

What Did Jesus Believe About the Creation Account in Genesis?

What Did Jesus Believe About the Creation Account in Genesis?
Christian Life
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8
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Are You Humbly Voicing a Need or Formalizing a Complaint?

Are You Humbly Voicing a Need or Formalizing a Complaint?

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

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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Navigating Church Conflicts: Eight Biblical Principles for Managing Disputes Among Christ-Followers (Acts 15:1-35)

Navigating Church Conflicts: Eight Biblical Principles for Managing Disputes Among Christ-Followers (Acts 15:1-35)

When a decision in the church must be made and cannot be ignored or delayed, how can it be made when there is disagreement among members?

Navigating Church Conflicts: Eight Biblical Principles for Managing Disputes Among Christ-Followers (Acts 15:1-35)
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Does Your Life Offer These Four Positive Effects for Unbelievers Watching You?

Does Your Life Offer These Four Positive Effects for Unbelievers Watching You?

Various Scripture passages challenge Christ followers to live their lives in such a way that unbelievers in Christ would not only see them as the real deal but also honor God and His Word. 

Does Your Life Offer These Four Positive Effects for Unbelievers Watching You?
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Second Guessing and Second Chances: What We Learn from Simon Peter

Second Guessing and Second Chances: What We Learn from Simon Peter

Jesus’ disciple Peter loved the Lord—that is clear and indisputable—yet he failed numerous times, most miserably.

Second Guessing and Second Chances: What We Learn from Simon Peter
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You Know What You’re Saying, but What Are You Communicating?

You Know What You’re Saying, but What Are You Communicating?

There are certain phrases we have been programmed to understand in a specific way whenever we hear them. For example, if someone says to us, “We need to talk,” we know there is bad news to come and we get in defensive mode.

You Know What You’re Saying, but What Are You Communicating?
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In What Areas Is He Feeling Disrespected? Diagnosing Your Deflated Husband

In What Areas Is He Feeling Disrespected? Diagnosing Your Deflated Husband

Is your normally happy-go-lucky husband suddenly more sulky and moody? Has your typically fully engaged and intimate husband for some mysterious reason become more distant and even physically absent?

In What Areas Is He Feeling Disrespected? Diagnosing Your Deflated Husband
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According To Jesus, Though Everyone Is Welcome, That Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Sick

According To Jesus, Though Everyone Is Welcome, That Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Sick

Is the church to open its arms to any and all? When we listen to the words of Jesus, I believe that unequivocally the answer to that question is: “Yes!”

According To Jesus, Though Everyone Is Welcome, That Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Sick
Christian Life
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We Cannot Insist Our Spouse Have the Same Felt Needs We Do

We Cannot Insist Our Spouse Have the Same Felt Needs We Do

Do you have a specific sports team that you are outright fanatic about? Suppose you are a passionate Yankees fan whose white bedroom walls have navy blue pinstripes on them and your living room coasters have pictures of Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Derek Jeter, and other Yankees greats on them.

We Cannot Insist Our Spouse Have the Same Felt Needs We Do
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