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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?
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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?
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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?
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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
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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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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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Letting Go: Relinquish the Offense to Your Heavenly Father - Step 2

Letting Go: Relinquish the Offense to Your Heavenly Father - Step 2

Step 1 in following Jesus’ example of how to forgive, is to sympathize with the offender (see last blog on “There but for the Grace of God go I”). But even though you have sympathized with your spouse resentment can fester inside of you.

Letting Go: Relinquish the Offense to Your Heavenly Father - Step 2
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There but for the Grace of God, Go I - Step 1

There but for the Grace of God, Go I - Step 1

Jesus was wronged more than anyone, enduring punishment to the point of death, for all the sins of the world! His words and ways reveal the secret of how to forgive.

There but for the Grace of God, Go I - Step 1
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How Does One Forgive?

How Does One Forgive?

Through the years I have read and listened to many excellent thinkers discuss the question “How does one forgive? What is the process and how can you do it especially when you don’t feel all that forgiving?”

How Does One Forgive?
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Unforgiveness: Not Loss of Salvation, but Loss of Fellowship

Unforgiveness: Not Loss of Salvation, but Loss of Fellowship

Many of us squirm a bit when we read our Lord’s words: “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins” (Matthew 6:14-15 NLT).

Unforgiveness: Not Loss of Salvation, but Loss of Fellowship
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What if We Are an Exception to Pink and Blue? Part 2

What if We Are an Exception to Pink and Blue? Part 2

In the next several weeks, I’ll share with you the most frequently asked questions we get at Love & Respect Ministries. Last week I responded to the concern…

What if We Are an Exception to Pink and Blue? Part 2
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What if We are an Exception to Pink and Blue? Part 1

What if We are an Exception to Pink and Blue? Part 1

At times I receive mail or personal inquiries at our conferences to the effect: "We don't fit your description of husband and wife.

What if We are an Exception to Pink and Blue? Part 1
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Forgiveness: The Ultimate Strategy for Halting the Crazy Cycle

Forgiveness: The Ultimate Strategy for Halting the Crazy Cycle

As we enter a new year, many of us no doubt have made resolutions such as “work on my marriage” or “be a nicer person” or “grow closer to the Lord.” But do we have a strategy to fulfill these resolutions? How do we plan to meet such goals? One often overlooked – but critical issue – is the concept of forgiveness. With God’s help, this powerful act can help us accomplish all of the above – and more. In my next several blogs, I want to focus on forgiveness – the ultimate strategy for halting the crazy cycles in our relationships.

Forgiveness: The Ultimate Strategy for Halting the Crazy Cycle
Marriage
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She Nearly Gave Up Too Soon

She Nearly Gave Up Too Soon

In recent blogs, we have been talking about not giving up too soon. Over a year ago, I received this testimony from a wife who nearly gave up, but decided to try one more thing by attending a Love and Respect Conference. Here is her story:

She Nearly Gave Up Too Soon
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