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Stay the Course: The Miraculous Power of Love and Respect
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Stay the Course: The Miraculous Power of Love and Respect

At times, for a multitude of reasons, a newborn baby simply will not latch on and take his mother’s milk. Though the baby’s life is dependent on receiving the vital nutrition she has to offer, the mother/baby connection does not happen as naturally and easily as mom had dreamed it would.

Stay the Course: The Miraculous Power of Love and Respect
Marriage
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Roommates Settle for Compromise, but a Husband and Wife Seek Win-Win
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Roommates Settle for Compromise, but a Husband and Wife Seek Win-Win

After sharing with a group about the biblical principles behind the Win-Win Marriage, someone stated to me, "I get the feeling that you may avoid using the word compromise or that you think compromise has a negative connotation."

Roommates Settle for Compromise, but a Husband and Wife Seek Win-Win
Marriage
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Whose Love and Respect Does a Spouse Truly Need?
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Whose Love and Respect Does a Spouse Truly Need?

In the 1996 movie Jerry Maguire, the title character played by Tom Cruise enters his estranged wife’s living room in the climactic scene and tells her, “You complete me.” Cue the melting of hearts of every woman watching one of the more memorable romantic scenes in modern cinema.

Whose Love and Respect Does a Spouse Truly Need?
Marriage
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Who Has the Lowest Tolerance Against Personal Offense?
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Who Has the Lowest Tolerance Against Personal Offense?

Tolerance against personal offense refers to the willingness and ability to wisely navigate situations when feeling wronged, slighted, or insulted. Though hurt, frustrated, and indignant, one controls an excessive adverse reaction and refuses to harbor resentment.

Who Has the Lowest Tolerance Against Personal Offense?
Marriage
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A Husband's Temptations Can Result in the Wife Feeling Like a Failure
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A Husband's Temptations Can Result in the Wife Feeling Like a Failure

As one wife said, "Women don’t have a vulnerability when it comes to sexual matters like male nudity, but they do have a concern about the vulnerability that their husbands have in this area with regard to pornography or the sexually seductive female.

A Husband's Temptations Can Result in the Wife Feeling Like a Failure
Marriage
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Roommates Settle for Compromise, but a Husband and Wife Seek Win-Win

Roommates Settle for Compromise, but a Husband and Wife Seek Win-Win

Roommates Settle for Compromise, but a Husband and Wife Seek Win-Win
Marriage
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Whose Love and Respect Does a Spouse Truly Need?

Whose Love and Respect Does a Spouse Truly Need?

Whose Love and Respect Does a Spouse Truly Need?
Marriage
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Who Has the Lowest Tolerance Against Personal Offense?

Who Has the Lowest Tolerance Against Personal Offense?

Who Has the Lowest Tolerance Against Personal Offense?
Marriage
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12
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A Husband's Temptations Can Result in the Wife Feeling Like a Failure

A Husband's Temptations Can Result in the Wife Feeling Like a Failure

A Husband's Temptations Can Result in the Wife Feeling Like a Failure
Marriage
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Embracing Optimistic Realism: Finding Middle Ground Between Naive Optimism and Cynical Pessimism

Embracing Optimistic Realism: Finding Middle Ground Between Naive Optimism and Cynical Pessimism

Have you ever met someone so optimistic that you considered them more naive than realistic? Because they believe everything to be hunky dory, they blind themselves to the red flags leading to bad decisions and painful consequences. 

Embracing Optimistic Realism: Finding Middle Ground Between Naive Optimism and Cynical Pessimism
Christian Life
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Your Spouse Is Carrying the Same Weight as You

Your Spouse Is Carrying the Same Weight as You

Which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of lead? Did you have to think about that one for a second? Don’t worry, you wouldn’t be alone if you did.

Your Spouse Is Carrying the Same Weight as You
Marriage
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Does Paul Answer for Us Two Big Questions Regarding Getting Married and Staying Married?

Does Paul Answer for Us Two Big Questions Regarding Getting Married and Staying Married?

Have you ever asked yourself either of these questions? Have you ever wondered what God’s will was for you when it comes to marriage in general or marriage to a specific person—whether it’s getting married or staying married?

Does Paul Answer for Us Two Big Questions Regarding Getting Married and Staying Married?
Marriage
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“Help! Forget Respect - What If I Don’t Even Love My Husband?”

“Help! Forget Respect - What If I Don’t Even Love My Husband?”

In Ephesians 5:33, husbands are commanded to love their wives, and wives are commanded to respect their husbands. One obvious question that I often receive concerning this is, “Why aren’t wives commanded to love their husbands?” The answer I always share is that God is not in the business of commanding us to do things that we naturally do on our own. Put simply, women love to love. And in a marriage between a goodwilled wife and a goodwilled husband, she doesn’t need a biblical command to love her husband unconditionally—she does it already!

“Help! Forget Respect - What If I Don’t Even Love My Husband?”
Marriage
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When Two Goodwilled People Disagree in the Gray Areas of Life - Part 3

When Two Goodwilled People Disagree in the Gray Areas of Life - Part 3

Last but not least, I cannot overemphasize enough the positives that can result from any gray-area disagreement when one or both spouses focus on looking for the common ground in the disagreement.

When Two Goodwilled People Disagree in the Gray Areas of Life - Part 3
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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 2
Marriage
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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.

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

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