Month after month, one particular article on my website receives an unusually high number of hits: “Overcoming Sexual Temptation.” Many Christians, such as the reader quoted below, find sexual temptation a difficult struggle and walk in constant condemnation. “I have failed God many times in the area of sexual lust. I find myself thinking about …
Month after month, one particular article on my Web site receives an unusually high number of hits: “Overcoming Sexual Temptation.” Many Christians, such as the reader quoted below, find sexual temptation a difficult struggle and walk in constant condemnation. “I have failed God many times in the area of sexual lust. I find myself thinking …
Here are some steps to take to begin the process of healing from an affair: 1. Cease all contact with the person outside the marriage who was involved in the affair. 2. Express feelings related to the crisis. 3. Identify what made you vulnerable to an affair. 4. Figure out what the affair meant. …
After nine years of what I thought was a solid Christian marriage, I was confronted with the first of my husband, Wayne’s, two adulterous affairs. Having been raised in a pastor’s home, I couldn’t comprehend why this was happening. I had confided in a fellow church member—a friend I trusted. Unfortunately, the story of my …
On Pentecost, it was Jewish men and women who first received Jesus as their Messiah. Are you aware that your Christian faith was built on a Jewish foundation? Think about it: Jews wrote the entire revelation of Scripture—both Old and New Testaments—except perhaps for the books of Luke and Acts. The Old Testament prophets all …
Many high-profile preachers are ending their marriages—at a time when the divorce rate among Christians is higher than ever. What’s behind this epidemic? Last August, within a single 48-hour period, breaking stories about two ministry couples lit up the news with headlines like these that appeared in newspapers, magazines and Internet reports across the country: …
My book, Divorce Proofing Your Marriage, deals with 10 lies that lead to divorce and 10 truths that help prevent it. Judging by the numerous radio call-ins, emails and letters I’ve received with the question, “What do you do when a spouse tells you he no longer feels love for you,” Lie No. 5–“I’ve lost …
The devil uses unforgiveness as a primary tool to divide us. But there are ways you can keep your heart free from offense.
There is nothing more painful than a relationship breakdown. Here’s how you can find healing and restoration when strife takes its toll. It was one of the worst experiences of my life. I felt as if I were watching a train wreck in slow motion, and I couldn’t do anything to stop it. A great …
We need deep associations with others, but often the challenges seem to outweigh the rewards. Here’s how you can make healthy connections.
Each of us lives out our lives through a series of relationships. From our parents, to childhood friends, to our first love, our major milestones are framed by memories of our relationships along the way. We remember those who were present or influential at each stage of our lives and, no doubt, we also remember those who were not there to cheer us along.
What is it that makes some relationships thrive and stand through tests, while others falter and fail? I believe the keys to bettering and sustaining healthy relationships are to have a firm foundation in God, and to learn to communicate.
I was a long-awaited first child. My temperament was extremely compliant from day one. My sister, Bridgett, on the other hand, pushed every limit from the time she was an infant. And we have her grouchy-, swollen-faced childhood pictures to prove it.
From the time she was in diapers, it didn’t matter what my folks wanted her to do, Bridgett challenged them. My poor, longsuffering mother would have to go to war just to get Bridgett’s hair combed. Usually, while the battle raged, I was sitting perfectly still somewhere, immaculately dressed and meticulously coiffed.
During junior high and high school, Bridgett continued to chart her course, attempting to be her own person, not a younger version of me. Imagine! My parents often wondered, “How could two sisters be so different?” I wondered too. After all, wasn’t she supposed to be just like me?
“Friends with benefits” flies in the face of the faith conviction that sex is reserved for marriage.
Reconciling a mother-daughter relationship requires both parties’ input.
Confronting a Christian leader is difficult. But when we don’t confront, the fallout is serious.
Have you ever had mixed emotions about your spouse? I have.
One day I got out of bed and began my regular devotional time with the Lord, reading the Word, studying a powerful book and praying. When I stood to my feet, I was filled with peace and gratitude.
The kitchen was first on my agenda. I don’t know why, exactly, but I have a plaque over my stove that reads, “A kitchen is the heart of the home.”
