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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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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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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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I Don't Like My Spouse Anymore...Help!

I Don't Like My Spouse Anymore...Help!

Have you ever felt that you didn’t need to like or even love your spouse in order to stay married? Jacki shares her thoughts on that and how God changed her heart…and then her marriage. I just had to make the day to day work. For many years my husband and I would get caught up in the crazy cycle. Of course we didn't realize it at all and both just assumed that this was married life. I mean, marriage is hard right? Happily ever after is only a fairy tale. When it comes to marriage we do the best we can, and try to make the best out of the results.

I Don't Like My Spouse Anymore...Help!
Marriage
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How To Jump On The Family Energizing Cycle!

How To Jump On The Family Energizing Cycle!

Have you ever ridden a merry go round at a park? Seems fun at first, right? The spinning? Not being able to focus on anything? And your lunch seems to be fighting it’s way out. At some point you realized that the ride wasn’t fun and you wanted to get off. Immediately. Moments like these can take place in everyday life with our families, spinning out of control. We call it the Family Crazy Cycle, which we address in the blog “How to Slow Down the Family Crazy Cycle!”

How To Jump On The Family Energizing Cycle!
Parenting
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The Tone of Love and Respect Matters [Video]

The Tone of Love and Respect Matters [Video]

MY MOM AND DAD - When I was 2 ½, I watched my dad attempt to strangle my mom. This was just one of many incidents of chaos in my home growing up, but that scene as a tiny boy stands out vividly. When I was 11, I learned my Dad committed adultery. My parents divorced, remarried one another, and then separated again. The pain from this ongoing instability created such hurt and anger within me that my Mom sent me away to a military school from ages 13 to 18.

The Tone of Love and Respect Matters [Video]
Marriage
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The #1 Reason a Husband is Unloving and a Wife is Disrespectful [Video]

The #1 Reason a Husband is Unloving and a Wife is Disrespectful [Video]

In the Bible in Ephesians 5:33 God commands a husband to love his wife and a wife torespect her husband. God’s Command to a Husband Apparently, a husband is under divine command to be a loving person since he reacts too often in ways that feel unloving to his wife. This is less about his wife being lovable and more about him obeying God’s command to clothe himself with a loving attitude.

The #1 Reason a Husband is Unloving and a Wife is Disrespectful [Video]
Marriage
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5
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3 Guidelines for a Strong Marriage

3 Guidelines for a Strong Marriage

Q: We want to have a Love and Respect marriage, but we keep falling into our old patterns. This is harder than we thought. Are we missing something? Dr. E says: One of our chief concerns at Love and Respect is not that people hear the message, important as that is, but that couples will go on to practice love and respect effectively in their daily lives. Simple isn’t easy.

3 Guidelines for a Strong Marriage
Marriage
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My Husband Wants A Divorce—What Do I Do Now?

My Husband Wants A Divorce—What Do I Do Now?

Nothing is more exciting than to hear from someone whose marriage was literally brought back to life when it appeared to be dead. Recently we heard from a wife who made a decision to obey God’s command in Ephesians 5:33, even after they were separated! Read what she says:My husband wanted a divorce.

My Husband Wants A Divorce—What Do I Do Now?
Marriage
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1
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