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Hidden Anger, Open Wound

By Gary Lovejoy

A young man arrived recently at my office in suicidal despair. Tim, a Christian, was distraught over a moral lapse he had promised himself would never happen. He and his ...

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What Are Your Intimacy Blockers?

By Georgia Shaffer

“Georgia!” my father yelled. “If you don’t straighten out, we’re going to drop you off right there.” He pointed to the large sterile hospital-like building that they called the children’s ...

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5 Rules of Engagement for Fighting in Marriage

By Featured Guest

FEATURED GUEST: Mark Driscoll If you’re married, you’ll have conflict. You cannot avoid conflict because marriage is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person, and both you and your spouse ...

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Who Is a Loser?

By Georgia Shaffer

I realize some people might react negatively to the term “loser” because in God’s eyes, everyone has value, worth and purpose. In that sense, no one is or ever could ...

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Five Eye Openers for Singles Blinded by Romance

By Dani Miser

Often people who find themselves in a bad or destructive relationship struggle to see the signs that are in fact… in one. That’s why after it all falls apart you’ll ...

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My Beliefs About Women are Outdated

By Andrew Mercer

My beliefs about women are rooted in my childhood experiences, and those outdated beliefs form the programming that runs my internal computer. If you don’t fit into my Mom, Sister, ...

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Great Gatsby! What Was I Thinking?

By Heather M Johnson

I came to a point, not too long before I began dating my fiancé, when I was content being single. In fact I wasn’t just content, I was happy being ...

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You Want to be Just…Friends?

By Shannon Roy

I was reading a story the other day about a man who started spending a lot of time with a woman. They became close friends and she would help him ...

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Saying “I Do” to Your Mate’s Stuff

By Erin Davis

“Do you (insert bride’s name here) take this man along with his 47 t-shirts, his pocket knife collection, and that ugly, ratty football jersey he got from the quarterback of ...

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Marriage = Baby Carriage?

By Jessica Oliver

I’m getting married in less than five months. Cake, dresses, colors, rings, vows, songs … you name it, I’m talking about — and planning for it. And all that marriage ...

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