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Why She Shares, and What He Hears
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Why She Shares, and What He Hears

When a wife dares to share her hurt and negative feelings with her husband, she does so hoping he will humbly apologize and make efforts to do things more lovingly next time. Her goal in addressing her concerns is to get rid of her hurt, be energized, feel positive, and respond to him in caring ways.

Why She Shares, and What He Hears
Marriage
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3 Steps to Reigniting Your Husband’s Love for You
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3 Steps to Reigniting Your Husband’s Love for You

A wife who has been married for twenty years to a loving, goodwilled husband and father (her words!) found herself suddenly struggling to understand how their relationship had gone south.

3 Steps to Reigniting Your Husband’s Love for You
Marriage
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A Kernel of Truth Does Not Justify the Unloving Gut-Punch
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A Kernel of Truth Does Not Justify the Unloving Gut-Punch

In my book Speak Your Mind, I offer a four-point checklist that everything we communicate should be. Whether we’re talking to our spouse, our children, our boss, or the bank teller, we should ask ourselves, “Is that which I’m about to communicate: 1) true? 2) kind? 3) necessary, and 4) clear?

A Kernel of Truth Does Not Justify the Unloving Gut-Punch
Christian Life
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When the Mockingbird Finally Hears His Song
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When the Mockingbird Finally Hears His Song

In a national study done years ago, four hundred men were asked to choose between one of two negative experiences: If you were forced to choose one of the following, which would you prefer to endure?

When the Mockingbird Finally Hears His Song
Marriage
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What? Respecting a Disobedient Husband - Part 2
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What? Respecting a Disobedient Husband - Part 2

In part 1, we shared 1 Peter 3:1–2 and Peter’s command to a wife to remain respectful to her disobedient husband. The first major reason to do this is because by doing so they will find favor in the eyes of God.

What? Respecting a Disobedient Husband - Part 2
Marriage
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3 Steps to Reigniting Your Husband’s Love for You

3 Steps to Reigniting Your Husband’s Love for You

3 Steps to Reigniting Your Husband’s Love for You
Marriage
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9
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A Kernel of Truth Does Not Justify the Unloving Gut-Punch

A Kernel of Truth Does Not Justify the Unloving Gut-Punch

A Kernel of Truth Does Not Justify the Unloving Gut-Punch
Christian Life
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5
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When the Mockingbird Finally Hears His Song

When the Mockingbird Finally Hears His Song

When the Mockingbird Finally Hears His Song
Marriage
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6
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What? Respecting a Disobedient Husband - Part 2

What? Respecting a Disobedient Husband - Part 2

What? Respecting a Disobedient Husband - Part 2
Marriage
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7
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Motivation and Interpretation: Through Pink and Blue Grids [Video]

Motivation and Interpretation: Through Pink and Blue Grids [Video]

Every married couple is going to experience conflict. That is unavoidable. In fact, it’s even natural. However, when we experience conflict with our spouse, there’s a tendency to be suspicious of their motivation.

Motivation and Interpretation: Through Pink and Blue Grids [Video]
Marriage
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Truth or Deception: Exploring the Gray Areas in Communication

Truth or Deception: Exploring the Gray Areas in Communication

In my book Before You Hit Send (How To Speak Your Mind - 2024 re-release), I wrote, “Some contend that it is okay to say things that are untrue as long as we believe it is spoken out of necessity and kindness.” Does this describe you? Do you “categorize” different types of lies and attempt justifying some to be okay?

Truth or Deception: Exploring the Gray Areas in Communication
Christian Life
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How a Husband Can Lose His Wife’s Heart and Then the Marriage

How a Husband Can Lose His Wife’s Heart and Then the Marriage

In the classic Charles Dickens tale A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge needs encounters with three ghosts—those of Christmas past, of Christmas present, and of Christmas future—so as to be able to step out of his shoes for a moment and see how his horrid actions and attitude are affecting those around him in negative ways that he can’t see otherwise.

How a Husband Can Lose His Wife’s Heart and Then the Marriage
Marriage
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Living in the Shadow: Discovering Identity, Purpose, and Direction

Living in the Shadow: Discovering Identity, Purpose, and Direction

Have you ever felt the weight of living in the shadow of a more successful person? For many, that presents no serious challenge. But not for those feeling compared to that towering figure. The one in the shadows can feel overlooked and devalued compared to a recognized parent, sibling, or associate. This burden can become overwhelming and defeating.

Living in the Shadow: Discovering Identity, Purpose, and Direction
Christian Life
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Must a Respectful Wife Submit to Anything Her Husband Wants?

Must a Respectful Wife Submit to Anything Her Husband Wants?

The concept of unconditional respect has always been the unique feature of the Love and Respect message, based on Ephesians 5:33. It’s also always been the so-called controversial half. Alternatively, there’s nothing controversial about unconditional love. The world agrees, and countless books have stressed, that husbands must love their wives unconditionally. No one is getting canceled on social media for preaching that message.

Must a Respectful Wife Submit to Anything Her Husband Wants?
Marriage
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Unintentional Sin

Unintentional Sin

How do you view your spouse’s mistakes and sins against you? First of all, are they mistakes or sins? There is a big difference between the two. Are they intentional or unintentional? Seldom or frequent? Consider this testimony from a widow who discovered the important difference between unintentional and intentional, though definitely later than she would have desired.

Unintentional Sin
Christian Life
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How Can I Stop Sounding So Annoyed When My Wife Calls Me at Work?

How Can I Stop Sounding So Annoyed When My Wife Calls Me at Work?

Men, can you relate to the husband who emailed me to ask, “What do I do when my wife calls me in the middle of a stressful workday and I come across as annoyed that she called me, which understandably hurts her?”

How Can I Stop Sounding So Annoyed When My Wife Calls Me at Work?
Marriage
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Misunderstanding 'Your Truth': The Consequences of Hasty Reactions [Video]

Misunderstanding 'Your Truth': The Consequences of Hasty Reactions [Video]

The phrase “your truth or my truth” is a popular phrase right now. However, the essence of this phrase is quite timeless. When I was in college in the seventies, I had hair that resembled the shape of a motorcycle helmet. I had too many outfits that included fringe. That era was about “finding truth, baby,” or “being real, man.”

Misunderstanding 'Your Truth': The Consequences of Hasty Reactions [Video]
Christian Life
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