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A Wife’s Hurt Feelings: Beyond a Husband’s Apology, Rethinking a Fresh Approach
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A Wife’s Hurt Feelings: Beyond a Husband’s Apology, Rethinking a Fresh Approach

If I ranked comments from wives to me, this one comes in close to the top: “My husband hurts my feelings.”

A Wife’s Hurt Feelings: Beyond a Husband’s Apology, Rethinking a Fresh Approach
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Seek Mutual Understanding, Not Divorce
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Seek Mutual Understanding, Not Divorce

Countless divorcees have told us over the years that had they known the Love and Respect truth underlying the negative cycle they found themselves constantly on (which we refer to as the Crazy Cycle), they would never have divorced.

Seek Mutual Understanding, Not Divorce
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When Disappointed in Our Spouse, Do We Address Their Conduct or Attack Their Character?
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When Disappointed in Our Spouse, Do We Address Their Conduct or Attack Their Character?

Husbands and wives are going to disagree . . . many times. They’re going to have arguments . . . many times. On top of that, husbands will disappoint wives, and wives will disappoint husbands, bringing reason for the offended or hurt spouse to broach a possibly sensitive or tough topic. 

When Disappointed in Our Spouse, Do We Address Their Conduct or Attack Their Character?
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“My Response Is My Responsibility”—7 Fears and 7 Benefits
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“My Response Is My Responsibility”—7 Fears and 7 Benefits

There is an axiom that I have used in my teachings for as long as I can remember that, to this day, I still fully believe in its simple but life-changing truth: “My response is my responsibility.”

“My Response Is My Responsibility”—7 Fears and 7 Benefits
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According To Jesus, All We Need To Be Content Is Food, Covering, And One More Thing...
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According To Jesus, All We Need To Be Content Is Food, Covering, And One More Thing...

When I was on staff at a church in the 1970s, we sought to serve widows and orphans. Though they were not all widows, we decided to lean into assisting single parents specifically.

According To Jesus, All We Need To Be Content Is Food, Covering, And One More Thing...
Christian Life
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Seek Mutual Understanding, Not Divorce

Seek Mutual Understanding, Not Divorce

Seek Mutual Understanding, Not Divorce
Marriage
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9
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When Disappointed in Our Spouse, Do We Address Their Conduct or Attack Their Character?

When Disappointed in Our Spouse, Do We Address Their Conduct or Attack Their Character?

When Disappointed in Our Spouse, Do We Address Their Conduct or Attack Their Character?
Marriage
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6
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“My Response Is My Responsibility”—7 Fears and 7 Benefits

“My Response Is My Responsibility”—7 Fears and 7 Benefits

“My Response Is My Responsibility”—7 Fears and 7 Benefits
Marriage
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10
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According To Jesus, All We Need To Be Content Is Food, Covering, And One More Thing...

According To Jesus, All We Need To Be Content Is Food, Covering, And One More Thing...

According To Jesus, All We Need To Be Content Is Food, Covering, And One More Thing...
Christian Life
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Is Her Disrespect Feeding His Grumpiness? - Part 4 Grumpy Husbands [Video]

Is Her Disrespect Feeding His Grumpiness? - Part 4 Grumpy Husbands [Video]

Indeed, some wives suffer when living with a grumpy husband. I cannot promise that she has the power to put the kibosh to her husband's grumbling; some husbands choose to sing the Grumble Song until they die. But I do wish to ask two questions. We will discuss the first one now, and the second in part 5. Is Your Disrespect Feeding His Grumpiness? Is Your Love Feeding His Grumpiness?

Is Her Disrespect Feeding His Grumpiness? - Part 4 Grumpy Husbands [Video]
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How Can a Grumpy Husband Stop Grumbling? - Part 3 Grumpy Husbands [Video]

How Can a Grumpy Husband Stop Grumbling? - Part 3 Grumpy Husbands [Video]

I am not arguing that you lack discernment about the dishonor and injustice that smacks you across the face. You know what you know. Many of you fall just below genius on the IQ scale. You assess things brilliantly in your complaint, however you react like a grumpy old man. Is this what you want written on your epitaph: "Born a Genius, Grumpy by Choice”? Here’s what I recommend, and this is your choice: recognize the three negative results that come from your grumbling.

How Can a Grumpy Husband Stop Grumbling? - Part 3 Grumpy Husbands [Video]
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Three Negative Things Happen When a Husband Grumbles - Part 2 Grumpy Husbands [Video]

Three Negative Things Happen When a Husband Grumbles - Part 2 Grumpy Husbands [Video]

Many grumbling husbands do not see the negative results of their grumbling. Instead, they only see that after grumbling they feel better, others will empathize with them, and God will be prompted to act on their behalf (or should). However, just the opposite happens. Let me explain what I refer to as the inward, outward, and upward results.

Three Negative Things Happen When a Husband Grumbles - Part 2 Grumpy Husbands [Video]
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A Lighthearted Description of a Grumbling Husband - Part 1 Grumpy Husbands [Video]

A Lighthearted Description of a Grumbling Husband - Part 1 Grumpy Husbands [Video]

A wife shared, “I woke up grumpy today. He wasn’t happy about it.” I have seen wall hangings that say, “A Lovely Lady and a Grumpy Old Man Live Here.” Many wives struggle with the grumpy husband, but who is this grumpy old man?

A Lighthearted Description of a Grumbling Husband - Part 1 Grumpy Husbands [Video]
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What To Do When Your Marriage Doesn't Work

What To Do When Your Marriage Doesn't Work

I hear often from discouraged husbands and wives who say their marriage simply does not work. They feel they have tried everything – even love and respect – and it didn't work. They are ready to give up. If this describes you, are you willing to try a new approach? But my spouse doesn't respond! What is your worst fear in marriage? Is it that you will do all you can to love and respect unconditionally but your spouse will not respond? If so, you are not alone in that fear. After all, it takes two, right? And if your spouse has already given up, there is nothing left to do.

What To Do When Your Marriage Doesn't Work
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Should A Husband Submit To His Wife?

Should A Husband Submit To His Wife?

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.Submit to one another.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.”So 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.

Should A Husband Submit To His Wife?
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Why Are You Thankful for the Love and Respect Message Revealed in Ephesians 5:33?

Why Are You Thankful for the Love and Respect Message Revealed in Ephesians 5:33?

Are there reasons to be thankful for the Love and Respect message revealed in Ephesians 5:33? To stimulate your heart, which testimony below best captures your thankfulness for the Love and Respect? If not these, what? FOR GOD’S WORKING A Husband: "I came to the conclusion that you have come to after suffering through multiple adulterous emotional and physical) relationships she has had...

Why Are You Thankful for the Love and Respect Message Revealed in Ephesians 5:33?
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Why The Lies in Marriage?

Why The Lies in Marriage?

Please read the pain expressed by the spouses below. I give six examples of the hurt the innocent party feels when discovering their husband or wife lies to them: three examples from wives and three from husbands.

Why The Lies in Marriage?
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