Category Marriage

Finding Our Story Again - healing & restoration

Finding Our Story Again

  God creates a man and a woman in His own image, places them together in a wild garden, and blesses them to enjoy forever the goodness of His creation.  Adam sings and Eve dances into his arms.  Within the…

Is There Hope After Divorce - divorce

Is There Hope After Divorce?

In some circles of the Church, divorce is equal to the unpardonable sin. People who’ve been divorced are treated as if they have the plague. They can’t serve in their church and they’re not trusted. Having suffered through a divorce…

Marriage and Divorce - marriage

Marriage and Divorce

Character, communication and choosing love will sustain, revive and renew a relationship for the long-haul.   “Personality” is easy to understand. Your “personality” is how people experience you. It’s your public persona. Character is who you are when no one…

Seeking the Best For Others - marriage

Seeking the Best For Others

Growing up, when my parents would ask me a question like, “Why did you put that there?” I’d hear an attack. I also learned as a little child that when the chocolate got put out, I should shove as much…

4 More Guys You Should Never Date - sex

4 More Guys You Should Never Date

MR. WRONG (CONTINUED)   Just because we had so much fun writing our last list, 5 Guys You Should Never Date, we wanted to hit you with another list. Your welcome! Here are 4 More Guys You Should Never Date.   1.…

Dreaming About My Husband: Is it Really a Good Idea - dreaming about future husband

Dreaming About My Husband: Is it Really a Good Idea?

QUESTION I am wondering if it’s not so good to imagine my husband, our honeymoon night and stuff like that. It just stirs me more to live for purity with the future in mind.   TEAM’S ANSWER   This is…

Managing Your Thought Life - manage thought life

Managing Your Thought Life

QUESTION I want to know, is it normal to fantasize sexually about my future wife? If not, what steps do I need to take to stop?   TEAM’S ANSWER   It is perfectly “normal” to have sexual thoughts come on your…

Co-Ruling and Co-Leading With Your Spouse - marriage

Co-Ruling and Co-Leading With Your Spouse

In my conservative, evangelical background, girls were raised to believe that we weren’t as important as men. Only men got the “good” gifts, like leadership and teaching. Our job as women was to teach children’s Sunday school and bake casseroles…

Top Healing & Restoration FAQ - healing & restoration

Top Healing & Restoration FAQ

Forgiveness is key   As an introduction to this FAQ, we need to discuss the importance of forgiveness in the healing and restoration process. The Bible shows us that repentance (a change of heart that leads to a change of…

10 Warning Signs You Might Cross The Line - marriage

10 Warning Signs You Might Cross The Line

Staying faithful to my wife was a solemn promise I made to her before God. I utterly intended to keep that promise to the end of our days. I lived without doubt that nothing could ever tempt me to do…

Real Love Satisfies - sex

Real Love Satisfies

When I look back on my life, I see that when I was in relationship with someone, I was focused on how much could I get, and how much would they give. After I took all I could out of…