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What’s Really Going On with the Husband Who Doesn’t Want His Wife’s Input?
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What’s Really Going On with the Husband Who Doesn’t Want His Wife’s Input?

Sadly, many a man will not include his wife in decisions because he fears her input as an attempt to control him rather than as her desire to be his helpful teammate. Not only is this man extremely insecure (which calls into question his manhood), but some would call him imprudent.

What’s Really Going On with the Husband Who Doesn’t Want His Wife’s Input?
Marriage
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Unraveling the Mystery of Human Consciousness: Made in God’s Image, We Are Set Apart
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Unraveling the Mystery of Human Consciousness: Made in God’s Image, We Are Set Apart

Have you ever considered what sets humans apart from the other creatures on earth? The answer lies in a remarkable phenomenon called consciousness.

Unraveling the Mystery of Human Consciousness: Made in God’s Image, We Are Set Apart
Christian Life
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Do Different Reactions Toward Their Spouse’s Contempt Mean One Is More Justified than the Other?
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Do Different Reactions Toward Their Spouse’s Contempt Mean One Is More Justified than the Other?

Over the years, I have heard from many women who feel they have more of a right to speak harshly and disrespectfully to their husband than he does to speak unlovingly toward her.

Do Different Reactions Toward Their Spouse’s Contempt Mean One Is More Justified than the Other?
Marriage
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When There’s Something Else Going On Behind the Conflict
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When There’s Something Else Going On Behind the Conflict

A minor unannounced U-turn after church escalates into hours of tears and despair for one wife, revealing how everyday preferences quickly spiral into the Crazy Cycle of missing love and respect.

When There’s Something Else Going On Behind the Conflict
Marriage
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6
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Since God Wants Me to Believe in Him, Why Doesn’t He Just Appear to Me?
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Since God Wants Me to Believe in Him, Why Doesn’t He Just Appear to Me?

As a new believer in Christ at age sixteen, I recall one night going outside my home in Peoria, Illinois, and crying out to God to show Himself to me to confirm that what I believed about Him was true. “Just appear to me!” I begged of God.

Since God Wants Me to Believe in Him, Why Doesn’t He Just Appear to Me?
Christian Life
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Unraveling the Mystery of Human Consciousness: Made in God’s Image, We Are Set Apart

Unraveling the Mystery of Human Consciousness: Made in God’s Image, We Are Set Apart

Unraveling the Mystery of Human Consciousness: Made in God’s Image, We Are Set Apart
Christian Life
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6
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Do Different Reactions Toward Their Spouse’s Contempt Mean One Is More Justified than the Other?

Do Different Reactions Toward Their Spouse’s Contempt Mean One Is More Justified than the Other?

Do Different Reactions Toward Their Spouse’s Contempt Mean One Is More Justified than the Other?
Marriage
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5
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When There’s Something Else Going On Behind the Conflict

When There’s Something Else Going On Behind the Conflict

When There’s Something Else Going On Behind the Conflict
Marriage
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6
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Since God Wants Me to Believe in Him, Why Doesn’t He Just Appear to Me?

Since God Wants Me to Believe in Him, Why Doesn’t He Just Appear to Me?

Since God Wants Me to Believe in Him, Why Doesn’t He Just Appear to Me?
Christian Life
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12
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A Redeeming Love Story

A Redeeming Love Story

Recently I learned of a blogger named Ange who posted a Love and Respect Testimonial on her blog for Valentine’s Day. Ange met the author of this testimony, Kristin, at her daughter’s preschool and invited her to a Love and Respect Video Conference. As I read this testimony, it brought tears to my eyes.

A Redeeming Love Story
Marriage
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The Air We Breathe

The Air We Breathe

Wives, what would happen if someone asked your husband how he felt about you and his reply was, “You know…I really respect her.” Imagine if that person prodded him more specifically and asked, “Do you love her?” and his response was, “Well...not really.” How would you feel?

The Air We Breathe
Marriage
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3
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It’s Never Too Late!

It’s Never Too Late!

One of the greatest joys for me is to receive testimonies of marriages saved through God’s principles of love and respect. Each testimony is unique and speaks to the power of living marriage as God intended.

It’s Never Too Late!
Marriage
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3
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How is Your Tone of Voice and Facial Expression?

How is Your Tone of Voice and Facial Expression?

I have counseled many couples where the wife complains that the husband comes across as harsh and unloving. From her pink perspective, he is frowning with disapproval or sounding stern, even angry.

How is Your Tone of Voice and Facial Expression?
Marriage
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The Final Step Toward Forgiveness: Anticipate

The Final Step Toward Forgiveness: Anticipate

I know of a wife who was wronged by her husband. She became angry and unforgiving, but she knew this was destroying her. As a believer, she knew she needed God’s help. She also knew that if she were to experience God’s help, she had to do her part.

The Final Step Toward Forgiveness: Anticipate
Christian Life
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Letting Go: Relinquish the Offense to Your Heavenly Father - Step 2

Letting Go: Relinquish the Offense to Your Heavenly Father - Step 2

Step 1 in following Jesus’ example of how to forgive, is to sympathize with the offender (see last blog on “There but for the Grace of God go I”). But even though you have sympathized with your spouse resentment can fester inside of you.

Letting Go: Relinquish the Offense to Your Heavenly Father - Step 2
Christian Life
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There but for the Grace of God, Go I - Step 1

There but for the Grace of God, Go I - Step 1

Jesus was wronged more than anyone, enduring punishment to the point of death, for all the sins of the world! His words and ways reveal the secret of how to forgive.

There but for the Grace of God, Go I - Step 1
Christian Life
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How Does One Forgive?

How Does One Forgive?

Through the years I have read and listened to many excellent thinkers discuss the question “How does one forgive? What is the process and how can you do it especially when you don’t feel all that forgiving?”

How Does One Forgive?
Christian Life
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3
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