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Why Does a Wife Not Hear That Her Husband Needs Respect?
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Why Does a Wife Not Hear That Her Husband Needs Respect?

The idea of unconditional respect for the husband has always been the Love and Respect message’s unique feature, based on Ephesians 5:33. Many books stress Paul’s instruction for husbands to love their wives (“each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself . . .”), but few spend equal space if any at all, to the rest of the verse (“. . . and the wife must respect her husband”).

Why Does a Wife Not Hear That Her Husband Needs Respect?
Marriage
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How Is C.H.A.I.R.S. The Key to Having More Meaningful Conversations With Your Husband?
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How Is C.H.A.I.R.S. The Key to Having More Meaningful Conversations With Your Husband?

Many wives share disappointment that their husbands rarely talk to them at a deeper level. “Emerson, when we were dating, we used to talk long into the night getting to really know each other. What happened to him?”

How Is C.H.A.I.R.S. The Key to Having More Meaningful Conversations With Your Husband?
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What Did Jesus Believe About the Creation Account in Genesis?
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What Did Jesus Believe About the Creation Account in Genesis?

Have you ever thought about what Jesus, whom Christians believe to be God incarnate, believed about the beginning? Yes, I understand the temptation to call this a silly question.

What Did Jesus Believe About the Creation Account in Genesis?
Christian Life
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Are You Humbly Voicing a Need or Formalizing a Complaint?
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Are You Humbly Voicing a Need or Formalizing a Complaint?

In the beginning, after God had created Adam and placed him in the garden to cultivate it, He said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him” (Genesis 2:18).

Are You Humbly Voicing a Need or Formalizing a Complaint?
Marriage
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Ask Yourself This Question If You Want to Be a More Effective Communicator
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Ask Yourself This Question If You Want to Be a More Effective Communicator

When my interpersonal dynamics professor asked that question one day during my sophomore year in college, it revolutionized my thinking as a nineteen-year-old male. That question sparked in my mind a realization that there were effective ways to communicate, as well as ineffective ways.

Ask Yourself This Question If You Want to Be a More Effective Communicator
Christian Life
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How Is C.H.A.I.R.S. The Key to Having More Meaningful Conversations With Your Husband?

How Is C.H.A.I.R.S. The Key to Having More Meaningful Conversations With Your Husband?

How Is C.H.A.I.R.S. The Key to Having More Meaningful Conversations With Your Husband?
Marriage
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8
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What Did Jesus Believe About the Creation Account in Genesis?

What Did Jesus Believe About the Creation Account in Genesis?

What Did Jesus Believe About the Creation Account in Genesis?
Christian Life
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8
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Are You Humbly Voicing a Need or Formalizing a Complaint?

Are You Humbly Voicing a Need or Formalizing a Complaint?

Are You Humbly Voicing a Need or Formalizing a Complaint?
Marriage
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5
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Ask Yourself This Question If You Want to Be a More Effective Communicator

Ask Yourself This Question If You Want to Be a More Effective Communicator

Ask Yourself This Question If You Want to Be a More Effective Communicator
Christian Life
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Respectfully Yours - The Secret to Power and Influence in Your Marriage

Respectfully Yours - The Secret to Power and Influence in Your Marriage

Sarah and I often hear this question from wives: “How do I do this respect thing without losing my own sense of self-worth? Aren’t you asking me to become a passive, weak, doormat?” No. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Respectfully Yours - The Secret to Power and Influence in Your Marriage
Marriage
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United We Stand, Divided We Fall

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

What impacts your children more? Your relationship with your spouse or your relationship with your children? After counseling married couples for more than 35 years it is my conviction that your relationship with your spouse—the strength of your marriage—equally impacts your children. The marriage is the backside of the parenting coin.

United We Stand, Divided We Fall
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What I Know Now: New Moms, Lessons From a Fifth Grader [Video]

What I Know Now: New Moms, Lessons From a Fifth Grader [Video]

Hey friendlings, We’ve finally come to the finish line of the What I Know Now series, a collection of little videos I made with my parents in celebration of The Illumination Project launch. My mom and pop have been sharing some nuggets of wisdom they’ve learned from different stages of their lives.

What I Know Now: New Moms, Lessons From a Fifth Grader [Video]
Parenting
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What I Know Now: New Dads, Put Pegs in the Floor [Video]

What I Know Now: New Dads, Put Pegs in the Floor [Video]

In case you’re just joining us, we’re in the last leg of the What I Know Now series. As The Illumination Project (a 6-week study) was released this month, one of the main points I try to drive home is for all of us to seek wise counsel.

What I Know Now: New Dads, Put Pegs in the Floor [Video]
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What I Know Now: Newly Married Ladies and Joy’s Response to Sad Stories [Video]

What I Know Now: Newly Married Ladies and Joy’s Response to Sad Stories [Video]

In case you’re just tuning in, we’re smack dab in the middle of the What I Know Now series. My hope for all these parental interviews is to highlight the importance of asking questions and seeking counsel—we have so much to learn from those who’ve gone before us.

What I Know Now: Newly Married Ladies and Joy’s Response to Sad Stories [Video]
Marriage
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What I Know Now: Newly Married Men and Déjà Vu Conversations [Video]

What I Know Now: Newly Married Men and Déjà Vu Conversations [Video]

Friendlings, if you’ve been around the site for the past week, you should know two things: 1. The Illumination Project has launched! My baby, born!

What I Know Now: Newly Married Men and Déjà Vu Conversations [Video]
Marriage
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What I Know Now: Single Ladies, You Don’t Have to Marry Them! [Video]

What I Know Now: Single Ladies, You Don’t Have to Marry Them! [Video]

In light of one of the themes behind The Illumination Project—the importance of seeking counsel—I’ve brought in the ‘rents to talk all things wisdom.They are, after all, older and wiser.

What I Know Now: Single Ladies, You Don’t Have to Marry Them! [Video]
Marriage
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What I Know Now: Single Men, Keep Your Shirts On [Video]

What I Know Now: Single Men, Keep Your Shirts On [Video]

Did you hear the good news?! The Illumination Project has officially launched! Don’t know what I’m talking about?! You may be living under a rock! Lucky for you, the party is just getting started and even rock-dwellers are welcome.

What I Know Now: Single Men, Keep Your Shirts On [Video]
Marriage
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