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 Addictions
Child Pornography The
discovery of child pornography use, particularly when it
involves someone close, can be emotionally devastating.
Children are precious in God’s sight and in most
people’s sight.
Virtual
Unfaithfulness By
now it should be clear that although pornographic
intercourse may have something to do with the sexual
excitement of the spouses, it has nothing to do
with their sexual excitement in each other. Each
spouse is really having sex with someone else.
Foundations for Life What
about my wife? Can she be my accountability
partner? The spouses of partners
who struggle with sexual sin and addiction
are severely stressed, and should not
serve as their partner’s primary
accountability relationship.
Tricks
Pornographers Play It
is a common practice among pornographers to purchase
expired domain names when the original owner forgets
to renew the current domain name, a strategy known
as "porn-napping." After purchasing the expired
domain name, they then redirect the expired URL back
to their own porn sites.
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Intimacy
The
Forgotten Intimacy It takes
a heart adjustment to reap spiritual benefits from marriage.
We need to take a serious look at the condition of our heart
toward our spouse and look at what stops us from connecting
with them on a spiritual level.
How
Can You Meet Your Wife's Need For Emotional Intimacy? Your
wife has an intense drive to be emotionally transparent
with you. She needs to know everything about you.
Not so that she can possess or control you, but so
that she can experience true oneness with you.
Creating
an Intimate Marriage My
affair was with my job. My mistress was
the church youth group that was taking
all my energy and attention. My love affair
with my job was causing me to give Cathy
only my emotional scraps.
Men
and Women Are Wired Differently As
Gary says, man's spell intimacy
S-E-X, and women spell it T-A-L-K.
How true is that for you? If you
are like most men, when you hear
the word intimacy, you think of
a passionate physical experience.
But when your wife hears the word
intimacy, she thinks about emotional
connection and communication.
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Anger
Management
Dealing
with Anger Learning
about the causes of anger and how to deal with it can
help believers to "be angry but … not sin."
Anger
with your teen “My
teenager is so moody and angry. I never know
what’s going to set him off. I’m
tired of walking on eggshells.
Dealing
With An Explosive Spouse Are
you the explosive and angry spouse looking for a solution
to your anger? Or, are you the spouse that is being crushed
and destroyed by your mate’s explosive outbursts?
In either case this publication should be extremely helpful
to you.
Controlling
Anger Before It Controls
You Anger is a completely normal, usually healthy, human
emotion. But when it gets out of control and turns destructive,
it can lead to problems—problems at work, in your
personal relationships, and in the overall quality of
your life. And it can make you feel as though you're
at the mercy of an unpredictable and powerful emotion.
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Marriage
Smart Marriage Moves
It takes a lot of maintenance to keep
everything up to date and both spouses informed. But taking
a few easy steps will save you a lot of headaches — and
arguing — in the long run....
What
Your Mother Never Told You
No one told you marriage
was hard. Really hard. And that’s just the first
year (pre-kids, multiple jobs, and a house purchase).
Indeed, it seemed that finding your lifelong mate was
the hard part; you’re home free after that!
Step
Into Your Spouses World
"
Why don't you go with him?" Barb asked.
"
I can't stand to golf!" her friend proclaimed.
"
But you love your husband, Anna. Go out and
play with him. Join him. Crawl into his world."
Why
Daily Devotions for Couples Often Fail
When researchers examined the
characteristics of couples who had been married for more
than two decades and were fulfilled, one of the most important
qualities they found was “faith in God and spiritual
commitment.”
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Communication
Problems
Walking the Tightrope of Marital Conflict
Make sure your perception
of how you resolve conflict matches reality.Every marriage
has its share of relational misunderstandings and mistakes,
clashes and cold shoulders, sharp words and shouting
matches that result in pain.
Moving
Past Your Past
The
healthy person does not dwell excessively
on the past. He understands the past, but
he doesn’t get stuck in it.
Emotional
Abandonment: When Your Spouse Shuts You Out "I
feel distant from my spouse." "I
try to get my husband to open up, but instead
he just shuts down." "My wife just
doesn't seem interested in me anymore. I
feel like we're a million miles apart."
Are
You a Continual Drip? AKA a.... NAG! I
wonder why Henry is out in the shed all the time. He
should be in here fixing the sink and taking care of
that squeaky door I keep telling him about, day after
day."
Fighting
Fair James
1:19 gives us a simple order of priority for
communication. "Everyone must be quick to
hear, slow to speak and slow to anger." In
James's perspective we make two common errors
in a conflict: We speak too soon, and we get
mad too fast. Slow it down, he says—but
there's one thing that definitely needs to shift
to a higher gear: our listening.
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Online
Relationships
Women:
Five Men You Should Avoid Dating This
guy will have photos of himself on every available
space, along with his own home gym (even though he
has a life time membership at the swanky one in town).
He has all the latest gadgets and home entertainment
systems.
Eight
Warning Signs That He is Going to End it Here
are eight warning signs he is no longer interested...
or maybe these are how you are acting. Either
way it is time to take a closer look at your
relationship and decide whether you want it
or not.
Should
a Christian use a dating service to find a spouse? Since
there were no "dating services" other than arranged
marriages in Biblical times, we must look to the Word for
principles. We do not find our modern terms in the Bible
and that is an important distinction.
Tips
for Safe Online Dating Dating
services have been around for decades, but it's
only been in the past 6 or 7 years that they've
really taken off online. Here are a few tips we've
cobbled together that should help you safely navigate
what is, for many, new online terrain
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Counseling
The
Healing Journey Stage Two: A Time to Decide Deciding
if one should quit or recommit is a monumental decision that
should never be made lightly.If you are in this stage, seek
wise counsel
How to Choose a Christian Counselor God
will not allow us to be tempted or tested beyond
what we are able to bear
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Physical
Abuse
How
to Respond to Physical Abuse The
Bible does not speak about destructive behavior
within the family in terms we use today—"abuse," etc.
It does, however, condemn ungodly behavior that
can damage a marriage and family—sexual
immorality, anger, wrath, malice and more.
Dealing
with Past Sexual Abuse The
abuser can be anyone. He can be your father,
your pastor, your brother, your seventy-year-old
next-door neighbor. Often a victim has had
so many abusers that it seems as if he or
she sent a serial letter inviting them to
join in the debauchery of abuse.
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Dating
Dating
Is Not About Marriage Dating
is as much about learning what you need and want, and how you
need to grow and change, as it is about finding the "right" person.
How
to find a Christian Wife! This
may be one of the most important decisions you have to
make in your life and it may decide whether you'll have
a happy marriage and will also affect your children.
There are no exact rules for everyone as God deals with
us individually and we also live in different cultures
where some of the less important matters differ.
Why
You Shouldn't Marry or Date an Unbeliever At
first glance, it may seem that an article such
as this unnecessary - that anyone who loves God
could not possibly consider spending their whole
life married to someone who doesn't! This, unfortunately,
is not the case. ALL
SHOULD READ THIS, EVEN THOSE EQUALLY YOKED
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Romance
Lift Lines Just as ski slopes progress
from bunny hills to black diamonds, so conversation starters
in marriage range from simple to sizzling. But with greater
risk comes greater adventure. So hit the "slopes" with
these questions on your next date and watch your relationship
take off!
Romancing Your Wife Guys,
let's face it. Some of us have a long way to go in
the romance department. We know our wife wants it,
we know we're supposed to do it, but it just doesn't
come naturally to us.
Pure
Pleasure: Setting the Mood with Words In
Solomon's Song of Songs, both the bride and her husband
knew the value of a few kind words. The young wife
was insecure in her looks and about her simple background
and station in life. Her husband used language to build
up her self-esteem.
After
a Fight Have
you noticed sexual intimacy with your spouse
increasing after a tense argument? If so, you're
not alone.
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Divorce
Under
what conditions may Christians divorce and remarry? In
earlier generations, this question was very seldom
raised, simply because divorce was almost never encountered
among Christians and was unusual even in the general
population.
Divorce
and Remarriage. Does God Permit It? Does
God permit divorce? If so, does He then allow
remarriage after divorce? How about in cases
of marital infidelity? Or the case of a believing
Christian divorced by an unbelieving spouse?
What
Children of Divorce Really Think... And how
you can help No
matter how good you think the communication
is between you and your children,
stepchildren, or even grandchildren, after
a divorce there are some things kids just
won't tell you—secrets kids desperately
want you to know and understand, but probably
don't feel comfortable talking about.
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Sexual
Abuse
The Wife Rape Information Page "When
she says NO, it's rape... even when she's married to him"
Parenting
the Sexually Abused Child Although
wrote for the adoptive parent, this is great information
for anyone parenting a Sexually Abused Child.
Intimate
Partner Sexual Abuse One
of the most disturbing forms of such violence
in part because cultures worldwide normalize
men’s sexual coercion and abuse of
their wives and girlfriends to such an extent
that such behavior is usually not even viewed
as wrong or criminal.
SEXUAL
HEALING from SEXUAL ABUSE: ADVICE for ADULT SURVIVORS Our
sexuality is the most intimate, private aspect of who
we are. Our sexuality has to do with how we feel about
being male or female, and how comfortable we are with
our body, our genitals, and our sexual thoughts, expressions,
and relationships.
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Emotional
Abuse
Verbal Opression in Marriage While
we know that verbal battles happen in every marriage, reasonable
and fair-minded people realize that there is a line between
normal marital conflict and severe verbal and emotional
abuse.
The
Silent Killer of Christian Marriages Emotional
abuse in the marital relationship is often undetected
or misdiagnosed. It is hoped that this text will
be an informative tool to aid those who are in
an abusive relationship.
You
Carry the Cure In Your Own Heart Emotional
abuse of children can lead, in adulthood,
to addiction, rage, a severely damaged sense
of self and an inability to truly bond with
others. But—if it happened to you—there
is a way out.
Invisible
scars: Verbal abuse triggers adult anxiety, depression We
believe the negative things they hear, and they begin
to use those negative statements as explanations
for anything that goes wrong.
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Sex
What's
OK? What's Not? We often
get questions like "Is oral sex OK?" or "My
husband wants to make a video of us in the bedroom. Is
this a sin?" ...Warning..
Graphic topics inside
Sex
for the Clueless Bride There
is a lot of anticipation of the wedding night.
The thought of finally being able to be sexual
with the one you love is exciting, but at the
same time a little scary because the experience
is so new.
Here are a few comments and ideas that should
make the wedding night a little more enjoyable.
Sex
for the Clueless Groom Note,
this is a rough draft of an
article based on a couple of
personal communications with
soon-to-be-married men. The
article is targeted at men
with very little to absolutely
no sexual experience or instruction.
For drawings of the genitals
and information about the sex
organs
Christian Sex Rules -A guide to what's allowed in
the bedroom When
it comes to sex, most married Christians just do
what works for them. If they have been blessed enough
to have discovered something that brings satisfaction,
pleasure, closeness, and climax, they most likely
will continue that practice. However, some are plagued
with guilt because they wonder if what they're doing
is sinful.
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Healing
inner Self
Healing
Within The inner self is
located deep down in the most intimate psychological and
spiritual places where we live and move and have our being.
Inner
Child Healing - True Self Worth We
were taught to look outside of ourselves - to people,
places, and things; to money, property, and prestige
- for fulfillment and happiness. It does not work,
it is dysfunctional. We cannot fill the hole within
with anything outside of Self.
What is Stress? Value conflicts trigger emotional
stress You're
stressed-out. Overwhelmed. Caught between a rock
and a hard place. In a no-win situation. If these
phrases describe you then you're likely under emotional
stress caused by values conflicts.
The
Basis of Rightness..What Makes an Act
Ethically Right Too
many of us try to be ethical without
thinking enough about what it is that
makes an act ethically right--or ethically
wrong.What makes an act ethically right?
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Eye Candy -- It Looks Good, but It's
Adultery
A critical issue that I struggled with in
my spiritual battle regarding my addiction, even after
I became a Christian, was rationalizing my behavior. I
actually had the audacity to try and convince my wife that
viewing porn on the internet was not a sin. Read
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