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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 Should You Live Happily With Your Wife? [Video]

Why Should You Live Happily With Your Wife? [Video]

"I have a hard time believing” said an individual, “that our loving God would have created marriage and not wanted us to be ‘happy' with our life partners! I just wanted to know what your thinking on that was." GOD COMMANDS HAPPINESS I have great news for husbands! In Ecclesiastes 9:9 we observe God commanding a husband to enjoy life with his wife. “Live happily with the woman you love… The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil” (NLT).

Why Should You Live Happily With Your Wife? [Video]
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I Made a Mistake In Marrying This Person! [Video]

I Made a Mistake In Marrying This Person! [Video]

Over the years I have heard people exclaim, “I made a mistake in marrying this person.” “Why?” I ask. They reply, "Because we can never agree on much at all. One of us wants this and the other wants that. Tension arises every day. I am sick and tired of bucking heads. I should never have married this person." Ever feel this way? I invite you to mull over a couple truths from the Bible. Based on these Scriptures I find it unlikely that you made a mistake!

I Made a Mistake In Marrying This Person! [Video]
Marriage
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Unconditional Love vs. Unconditional Respect

Unconditional Love vs. Unconditional Respect

FAQ: Are you telling me I have to unconditionally respect my husband’s bad behavior and become a door mat? Everyone knows respect must be earned! Dr. E says: When I talk about unconditional respect being equal to unconditional love in Ephesians 5:33, that’s one of the first things people say. Although the Bible treats respect the same as love – both are unconditional – most people have a hard time seeing it that way. So let’s look at what unconditional really means.

Unconditional Love vs. Unconditional Respect
Marriage
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A Husband’s Response To A Wife’s Respect

A Husband’s Response To A Wife’s Respect

Many families have experienced loss of income or job changes in our recent economy. Here is a story from Rachel who shares what happened when she put the Love and Respect principles into practice as a working mom! Hi Emerson, I want to tell you that I am delighted with the impact that your book has had in my life. I recently went to a bridal shower where everyone was asked to write down a word of advice. My advice was to read your book and I wrote something to the effect, “Every husband needs unconditional respect.” I would get resentful.

A Husband’s Response To A Wife’s Respect
Marriage
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How To Live On The Family Rewarded Cycle

How To Live On The Family Rewarded Cycle

Parenting isn’t about our kids. I know! Crazy, right? Yes, we are responsible for our children until they leave home, but long before that we realize we cannot control their thoughts and actions. Gaining more influence

How To Live On The Family Rewarded Cycle
Parenting
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Can I Live Happily With My Wife? [Video]

Can I Live Happily With My Wife? [Video]

A soldier who trains Army Rangers read Love & Respect. "I saw the ways I had mistreated my wife - ways I didn't mean. I saw things I had said, little things that didn't matter to me. I saw how it affected my wife. I finally understood why my wife felt so confused and hurt. I read more and applied what I learned. I asked God to give me loving words. She responded. I could feel the hurt and sadness ease."

Can I Live Happily With My Wife? [Video]
Marriage
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The #1 Way to Get Your Spouse to Stop Offending You [Video]

The #1 Way to Get Your Spouse to Stop Offending You [Video]

“Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female…?” This is the question Jesus asked, referring to the account in Genesis 1 where God creates man and woman to be husband and wife. We might ask ourselves the same question. PINK AND BLUE - I use a word picture to show these male and female differences. God designed women, so to speak, to look at the world through pink sunglasses, which color what she sees. She inserts pink hearing aids and these decipher what she hears. She speaks through a pink megaphone and expects everybody to know what she means by what she says. After all, her girlfriends know what she means by what she says!

The #1 Way to Get Your Spouse to Stop Offending You [Video]
Marriage
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It Takes Two to Make a Marriage Work

It Takes Two to Make a Marriage Work

Q: “My spouse is not willing to work on our marriage. Doesn’t it take two to fix a marriage?” Dr. E says: Yes, it takes two…but it may not be the two you are thinking of. The common belief is that it takes both spouses to be fully committed to make a marriage work. Technically that may be true. If one partner has determined in their heart that nothing…NOTHING is going to change his/her mind, such a marriage might not be saved.

It Takes Two to Make a Marriage Work
Marriage
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