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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?

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.

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

“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.”

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...

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.

When Frustrated, How Do You Come Across to Your Husband? 6 Questions to Ask Yourself

When Frustrated, How Do You Come Across to Your Husband? 6 Questions to Ask Yourself

Wives are driven to connect, to be understood, and to receive empathy, which is a wonderful characteristic of God’s beautiful pink design of them.

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

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

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

When Frustrated, How Do You Come Across to Your Husband? 6 Questions to Ask Yourself

When Two Goodwilled People Disagree in the Gray Areas of Life - Part 2

When Two Goodwilled People Disagree in the Gray Areas of Life - Part 2

In part 1, I made the argument that the vast majority of married couples going into battle with each other over disagreements they have are not doing so over black-and-white issues of morality. Instead, their disagreements—that at times escalate into knock-down, drag-out fights—are typically in the gray areas of life, where neither spouse is wrong, but one is “less right” than the other.

When Two Goodwilled People Disagree in the Gray Areas of Life - Part 1

When Two Goodwilled People Disagree in the Gray Areas of Life - Part 1

In my experience, the vast majority of married couples going into battle with each other over disagreements are not doing so over black-and-white issues of morality. They are not up in arms with each other because one is hoping to hold up the bank together this Friday like Bonnie and Clyde, while the other is trying to convince them that a life of crime is not the answer. One parent is not trying to convince the other that they should train their children as MMA fighters so they can be kings of the playground.

Is This Nonbiblical Issue Really the Hill You Want to Die On?

Is This Nonbiblical Issue Really the Hill You Want to Die On?

Some of us demand that our spouse agree with us because if they don't, they will be sinning. If we say yes to something, we tell them that they, too, must say yes or risk grieving the heart of God. Unless there is a clear violation of Scripture, morality, or the law, our spouse is not inherently wrong when varying with us. We would never say that the color pink is wrong for not being blue. What artist would go on television declaring that blue is innately wrong for not being pink? That's silly.

We Don’t Know Exactly How the Thoughts We Think Originate, Including Why You Decided to Read This Title [Video]

We Don’t Know Exactly How the Thoughts We Think Originate, Including Why You Decided to Read This Title [Video]

Why did you decide to click on this article and give it a read? Neurologically speaking, nobody knows! Neuroscientists don’t know how we think thoughts in the first place. This remains elusive. If I think to myself, Raise my right hand and wave at my neighbor, the “origin of thought” or the “neural basis of thought” continues under investigation. Even the smartest scientists and researchers do not know how that thought originates.

A Husband with Healthy Self-Love Will Display Such Love Toward His Wife: An Assessment

A Husband with Healthy Self-Love Will Display Such Love Toward His Wife: An Assessment

In Ephesians 5:28, we read, “So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.” Clearly there is a command here for the husband to love his wife—specifically, to agape-love his wife, or love her unconditionally. But does the writer, Paul, give us any tips on how a husband is to love his wife without condition? Yes, it’s right there in the same verse. He is to love his wife “as [his] own body.” He is to love her as he “loves himself.”

An Apology Becomes Suspicious When Overshadowed by Excessive Explanation

An Apology Becomes Suspicious When Overshadowed by Excessive Explanation

John made a thoughtless comment to Kelly when arguing about her father and mother visiting them for Christmas. He said, “Your parents stay too long and continually complain while here.” Hurt and offended by his criticisms, Kelly began to cry. John, recognizing he should not have said those things, tried to apologize.

How Do We Parent unto Jesus Christ?

How Do We Parent unto Jesus Christ?

We read in the King James version of Matthew 25:40, “And the King shall answer and say unto them, ‘Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.’” As followers of Christ, we believe that the incentive for serving other people goes beyond meeting that person’s need.

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Is Selective Exposure Determining How You Judge Your Spouse?

Is Selective Exposure Determining How You Judge Your Spouse?

Have you ever been considering buying a specific new car, and every time you are out in public it seems every other car you pass is the exact one you’ve been thinking about getting? Or maybe you’ve been considering moving to a different neighborhood closer to work and half your mail seems to be from realtors telling you how amazing the market is, and as you drive to work, more For Sale signs and banners for new neighborhoods pop up on every block.