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January 29, 2013

He’s Just Not That Into Him

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Every Tuesday we’ll post something to do with strengthening marriages. Hope it helps. — He’s Just Not That Into Him A book and subsequent film titled “He’s Just Not That Into You” looked at the phenomena of single women who find it hard to accept the fact that when a man doesn’t return phone calls, breaks promises to get in touch, or keeps making excuses for not getting together, it doesn’t mean he had a car accident. Nor was he kidnapped, drugged, or overcome with the flu. It simply means he’s not that into you. Continue Reading

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November 27, 2012

The Other Bond

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Every Tuesday we’ll post something to do with restoring marriages. Hope it helps. — The Other Bond Adultery is trending. Anna Karenina opened in movie theaters last week, updating one of literature’s most renowned extra marital affairs. Liz and Dick, the Lifetime Channel’s biopic on the notorious Taylor/Burton relationship which began with infidelity and became a national obsession, aired Sunday night. And, of course, we’re still sorting out the confusing, tangled elements of the Petraeus scandal. So the act of straying Continue Reading

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November 5, 2012

The Best, Not the Most

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Every Monday we’ll post something to do with maintaining sexual purity. Hope it helps. — The Best, Not the Most “So maybe my nature does draw me to you. That doesn’t mean I have to go with it. I can say yes to some things, and no to some things that are gonna ruin everything. I can do that. Otherwise, you know, what good is this life God gave us?” -from the film “Moonstruck” In the story cited above, an engaged woman has fallen in love with her fiancé’s brother. Realizing the wrongness of pursuing a relationship Continue Reading

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August 17, 2012

The Gay Marriage Debate: Winning, Losing or Dropping Out? (Part 7)

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The Gay Marriage Debate: Winning, Losing or Dropping Out? (Part Seven or an Eight Part Series. Full list of links to all posts in the series at the end of this article.) From Apologies to Apologists It seems we’re forever swinging to or from extremes. That’s true of much of life, church life in particular. At times we see the Christian population with its nose buried in End Times writings; other times you’d think, by the lack of attention paid to it, that the Second Coming was a discarded myth. Sometimes we’ve sought political Continue Reading

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June 28, 2012

Outraged

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Every Thursday I’ll post an article having to do with either relational or emotional matters. Hope it helps. --- Outraged I am becoming the kind of man I used to laugh at. In my twenties and thirties, I’d make a mental note of guys whose faces said “I’ve seen too much; I’m mad as you-know-what; the world’s a mess.” Everything about them seemed cynical and bitter, and while I sympathized with whatever hurts brought them to such a point, I also criticized them for becoming such Scrooges. They were outraged about Continue Reading

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June 11, 2012

Odd, by God

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Every Monday I’ll be posting something to do with maintaining sexual integrity under the category “Keeping it Clean” Hope it you find it helpful. — Odd, by God Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you. - I Peter 4:4 If everyone’s walking north but you’re headed south, you don’t need to work too hard to let them know you’re going a different direction. Your walk says it all. And what it says about you is that you are, among other things, different. Continue Reading

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May 15, 2012

He’s Just Not That Into Him

Tired.

Every Tuesday we’ll post something to do with strengthening marriages. Hope it helps. — He’s Just Not That Into Him A book and subsequent film titled “He’s Just Not That Into You” looked at the phenomena of single women who find it hard to accept the fact that when a man doesn’t return phone calls, breaks promises to get in touch, or keeps making excuses for not getting together, it doesn’t mean he had a car accident. Nor was he kidnapped, drugged, or overcome with the flu. It simply means he’s not that into you. Continue Reading

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April 12, 2012

What’s Satan Got Against Me, Anyway?

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Every Thursday we’ll post something to do with Relationship and Purity. Hope it helps. --- “What’s Satan Got Against Me, Anyway?” We don’t know too much about him, but what we know is sobering and instructive. He’s a created being who fell from grace (Isaiah 14:12); he enticed the first humans into disobedience (Genesis 3:1-4); he’s an adversary to all of us (I Peter 5:8); he has specific devices that can be known (II Corinthians 2:11); his future is sealed and we’ll someday be relieved of him and his wiles. Continue Reading

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March 27, 2012

Turbo Tongue

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Every Tuesday we’ll be posting an article about restoring and strengthening marriages that have been damaged by sexual sin. Hope it helps. — Turbo Tongue Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! (James 3:5) James had a healthy respect for speech, and its power to bless or destroy. Frankly, it’s power I’ve come to fear. When working with couples over the years I’ve heard more complaints about what a spouse said than what a spouse did. Granted, husbands Continue Reading

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December 1, 2011

Outraged

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Every Thursday I’ll post an article having to do with either relational or emotional matters. Hope it helps. --- Outraged I am becoming the kind of man I used to laugh at. In my twenties and thirties, I’d make a mental note of guys whose faces said “I’ve seen too much; I’m mad as you-know-what; the world’s a mess.” Everything about them seemed cynical and bitter, and while I sympathized with whatever hurts brought them to such a point, I also criticized them for becoming such Scrooges. They were outraged about Continue Reading

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