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Is Your Husband Trying to Make You Feel More Secure, but in Ways You’re Not Recognizing?
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Is Your Husband Trying to Make You Feel More Secure, but in Ways You’re Not Recognizing?

A couple attended the Love and Respect Marriage Conference recently, and several weeks later the wife wrote to me to share some of the reasons why they had attended, along with her frustrations for the lack of changes she had seen in him since the conference.

Is Your Husband Trying to Make You Feel More Secure, but in Ways You’re Not Recognizing?
Marriage
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Charlie Kirk: His Death Will Advance the Cause of Christ
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Charlie Kirk: His Death Will Advance the Cause of Christ

The old saying is still true: “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.” I believe Charlie is a martyr. He was killed for his faith in Jesus—a faith that shaped not only his private life but every public word and act.

Charlie Kirk: His Death Will Advance the Cause of Christ
Christian Life
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Our Pink and Blue Designs Even Have Us Solving Problems Differently!
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Our Pink and Blue Designs Even Have Us Solving Problems Differently!

I have spoken often about the need to understand and appreciate God’s pink and blue design of women and men, respectively, because our differences undoubtedly go well beyond the biological.

Our Pink and Blue Designs Even Have Us Solving Problems Differently!
Marriage
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Do You Believe in Miracles? Why the Christian Must Say “Yes!”
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Do You Believe in Miracles? Why the Christian Must Say “Yes!”

On February 22, 1980, hall-of-fame sports broadcaster Al Michaels gave us perhaps the most iconic call ever in a sporting event.

Do You Believe in Miracles? Why the Christian Must Say “Yes!”
Christian Life
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She Asks, "What About My Needs?"
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She Asks, "What About My Needs?"

We’ve all thought that before, right? Many times, in fact. After all, we are a selfish people. It’s only natural for us to get caught up in thinking about what I need, and what you can do for me.

She Asks, "What About My Needs?"
Marriage
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Charlie Kirk: His Death Will Advance the Cause of Christ

Charlie Kirk: His Death Will Advance the Cause of Christ

Charlie Kirk: His Death Will Advance the Cause of Christ
Christian Life
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4
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Our Pink and Blue Designs Even Have Us Solving Problems Differently!

Our Pink and Blue Designs Even Have Us Solving Problems Differently!

Our Pink and Blue Designs Even Have Us Solving Problems Differently!
Marriage
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Do You Believe in Miracles? Why the Christian Must Say “Yes!”

Do You Believe in Miracles? Why the Christian Must Say “Yes!”

Do You Believe in Miracles? Why the Christian Must Say “Yes!”
Christian Life
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She Asks, "What About My Needs?"

She Asks, "What About My Needs?"

She Asks, "What About My Needs?"
Marriage
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Why Stick to the Vow?

Why Stick to the Vow?

Do you recall your wedding vows? The pastor asked you, “Will you have this man to be your husband (this woman to be your wife), to live together in the covenant of marriage? Will you love, comfort, honor, and keep___ in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, be faithful as long as you both shall live?” You answered, “I will.”

Why Stick to the Vow?
Marriage
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What Christmas Is All About

What Christmas Is All About

Growing up, I had a little exposure to the “church.” As a young boy, for example, on Christmas I went with my mom and sister to the First Church of Religious Science in Peoria, Illinois, an organization that espouses the dogma: “We believe in the incarnation of the Spirit in all, and that we are all incarnations.” I say this because as a small boy I had no idea what I was hearing, if in fact I heard anything at all. I preferred to play games so went on my merry way, skipping about.Years later,…

What Christmas Is All About
Christian Life
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Giving Thanks – After Thanksgiving

Giving Thanks – After Thanksgiving

The Bible says in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” What does giving thanks in everything mean? It means give thanks for the good things and for the things that are less than good, trusting that God is working all bad things together for good (Romans 8:28). Permit me to focus on the first part of giving thanks: thanking God for the good in our lives.

Giving Thanks – After Thanksgiving
Christian Life
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Submission In Marriage: What About Husbands?

Submission In Marriage: What About Husbands?

We don’t hear too much about submission anymore. And if we do, it’s usually a command to the wife, to submit to her husband. Still, this is considered a bit archaic in today’s modern culture. But what does the Bible say? Before the section on marriage in Ephesians 5, we read in verse 21, “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” Should a husband submit to his wife? Yes. He submits to his wife’s need to feel loved. I take this position by combining God’s command in Ephesians 5:21 to mutually submit, with God’s command in Ephesians 5:25-31 to a husband to love his wife.

Submission In Marriage: What About Husbands?
Marriage
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When Each Stops Blaming, Look Out!

When Each Stops Blaming, Look Out!

Have you ever played the blame game? If you are in a relationship, no doubt you have! Blaming others rather than looking at our own inadequacies is a natural part of our human nature. But I’ve noticed something powerful when working with couples: positive changes flood a relationship immediately when both husband and wife cancel the blame-game! As a couple, if you both confess your own issues, as uncomfortable as that is for all of us, you can move forward in remarkable ways.

When Each Stops Blaming, Look Out!
Marriage
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During Tough Financial Times

During Tough Financial Times

Cal Rychener, the pastor of Northwoods Community Church in Peoria, Illinois, shared this poignant memory with me. “I remember a situation from 1979. I was home for Christmas from college and one afternoon when just my mom, dad, and I were home for lunch, I saw my dad at the table with his head down in his arms. That was very unlike him and I said, ‘Dad, what’s the matter?’ He said, ‘I’ve got a $300 fuel bill that I don’t know how I’m going to pay.’

During Tough Financial Times
Christian Life
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Healing of Family of Origin and Attachment Issues

Healing of Family of Origin and Attachment Issues

Michsam, writes the following testimony about her healing of Family of Origin and Attachment concerns. Sarah and I thoroughly enjoyed her following insights: L&R Ministries offers a simple two-part message for a strong marriage: First, your primary focus must be your relationship with God, not your relationship with your spouse. Second, you must obey God's command to husbands and wives in Ephesians 5:33.

Healing of Family of Origin and Attachment Issues
Marriage
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Brilliant Observations By Two Men!

Brilliant Observations By Two Men!

A father and husband wrote, “I had an amazing revelation into the pink mind yesterday, thanks to my 5-year-old daughter. My wife was working, and my daughter and I had gone to church, then to some friends’ house for lunch. We returned home about 2:30 to find the back gate open and her little Boston Terrier nowhere to be found. “I broke the news to her as gently as possible and she was so brave!

Brilliant Observations By Two Men!
Parenting
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