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Men Have Boxes, Women Have One Big Ball of String – Getting Communication Right!

Marriage Communication . . . it’s a funny thing. Okay, sometimes it’s not so funny. You love each other. You both speak english reasonably well. It’s not like your trying to order lunch from a food stall in the old market place in Marrakech, Morocco. So why does it keep happening? You start a conversation about something…
Don’t allow Bitterness to Grow In Your Marriage {the absolute necessity of cleaning wounds}

Like dangerous, infected wounds, the worst situations, deepest problems, and harshest conflicts often start out very small. How did they become so big . . . so destructive? How did our marriage get to this place? You would have thought I’d been bitten by a cobra or by some exotic spider. Not quite – it was only…
Moving Past Offenses in Marriage

Sooner or later . . . okay, sooner . . . it’s going to happen. You’re with your husband/wife and someone (not you, right?) gives offense. A comment, a glance, an action . . . they come in all shapes and sizes but, regardless, no marriage gets a pass when it comes to offenses. It’s…
How to Respect A Husband Who Hasn’t Earned it

Respect Him? That’s an easy call: Not Happening! He doesn’t deserve it, not by a long shot. Just yesterday … last week … last month … a year ago, he … (You fill in the blank). For many, it’s where you’re living right now, in circumstances that compromise the respect you once had for…
How To Teach Your Child to be a Good Friend

How do you find good friends for your kids? You might begin by asking yourself what other parents think about your kids. Would your kids make quality friends for their kids? You know what they will say when you’re listening. “We just love your kids! They’re just great!” Everyone has positive things to say when the camera is…
Raising a Faithful Family in a World Against God

It’s only a matter of time before the Bible is officially designated “Hate Speech”. It’s inevitable and we’d do well to sober up about that eventuality. This world won’t be giving Christian parents help with raising their families to know and love the Lord any time soon. We are surrounded by a culture that diminishes…
What “Voice” Did You Put Inside Your Child’s Head Today?

The Voice. Every person has one – that internal message center that speaks nonstop into the mind and heart, informing the “listener” of who she is, what he does, and what others think about him/her. In the quiet moments of your child’s life, what are the thoughts he has about himself? What does the voice…
Your Husband/Wife is Your Accountability Partner

When you’ve sinned against your spouse, is it important to bring all that out into the open? Isn’t it enough that we were broken before God? Why take my husband/wife through all that pain? What should you tell your wife (or your husband) about the struggle you’re having? . . . or the wrong choices you’ve made?…
Hallelujah – We’ve all been radically saved.

It’s not Christmas but if you want to turn your heart in praise to God for what He has done, the time of year doesn’t matter. This is the Christmas version of Leonard Cohen’s classic, Hallelujah. When I first heard it, it drove me to my knees in praise to our God. If you’re not…
Having a Cherished Wife is the Only Option for a Christian Man

Going to Church this Sunday? For many Christian couples, this is a bad idea. They’d do much better getting their priorities in order with God’s priorities rather than showing up and going through the motions because, that’s what you’re supposed to do. Sometimes, God wants us to stay home from Church. God doesn’t want us offering…
Why Normal People are Curious about 50 Shades of Grey

Timing is everything in a culture that is on the make for the next buck. And 50 shades of Grey doesn’t disappoint . . . just in time for the multinational holiday about true, romantic, sincere, beautiful, passionate, committed love. Happy Valentine’s Day! This cerebral sewer delivery system is near universally condemned as an artistic failure…
Why I Continue to Date My Girlfriend, Even Though I’m Married.

We live in a world where clerks in virtually any store upon meeting you for the first time will talk to you like you’ve been close friends for about thirty years. Like the other day at the bank. I don’t normally go to this branch but it was convenient and I needed to do a…