Tag: Encouragement
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Arithmetic – Counting What Counts When Discouraged in Marriage And Linkup
I don’t know where you were when the solar eclipse occurred, but in my neck of the woods, we had an excellent view of it. Some said 99.5%! I feel as if the eclipse is a good way to illustrate my next “lesson” in my Back to School series—“Arithmetic – Counting What Counts.” I think…
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The Cure for ‘Pity-Pot’ Prayers to Gain Perspective in Marriage
I’m continuing in my series: “Back to School—7 Lessons on Learning to Love Well When the Winds of Marriage Grow Colder”—by talking today about lesson #2 on “Writing.” Be advised: this isn’t just writing for the sake of improving our penmanship or literary skills. It is all about a valuable marriage tool available to us…
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How Your Marriage Factors into Your Bible Study Habit And Linkup
Whenever we slow ourselves to be with God through daily prayer and Bible study, we will inevitably face distractions, discouragements and difficulties that pull us away from this pursuit. #spiritualwarfare It’s never easy to start and maintain a good habit but it’s so much harder at the start of this very important sacred habit. So…
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When You Don’t Understand Your Marriage
Today, after a short vacation, I’m returning to my series on “persevering in the Lord.” This week I’m offering one more important way to persevere . . . We persevere in marriage by integrating God’s perspective into our lives. That’s because very often we don’t understand why we must face the pain and difficulty in…
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How Prayer Improved My Marriage
As you might already know, I’m beginning a new series on how we can “Persevere in the Lord” in our messy marriages and lives. Last week I shared how challenging our faulty thinking is one powerful way to persevere. You can read that post by clicking here. This week (and every week in this series)…
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7-Day Affirmation Guide – Snag Yours!
I’ve been working on a book that I hope to finish by summer called Worthy that will explore three main “worthy” aspects of our relationship with God … “Note Worthy” – where I’ll provide Bible study tools that will make your studies/devotional times rich and meaningful. “Praise Worthy” – where I’ll explore how to develop…
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Every Marriage Needs Adventure!
Some of my best memories of bonding with my family when I was a child were from the many vacations we took. Since my dad was a pastor, we often to traveled to wherever the SBC annual conventions were held, so I got to see so many great places across the U.S. I’m grateful that…
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5 Helpful Tips for Memorizing Scripture
Since I’ve been encouraging my readers to join me in the “Got Truth?” Challenge, I’ve decided it’s important to give you some pointers on how to effectively memorize and integrate Scripture into your heart and life. I have to admit I’m a bit rusty at the discipline, since it’s been well over a decade since…
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“9 Thoughts that Can Change Your Marriage” Giveaway and Linkup
I was excited to receive and read Sheila Gregoire’s latest marriage book, 9 Thoughts That Can Change Your Marriage. If you don’t know Sheila, then you need to get to know her! She blogs at To Love, Honor and Vacuum and in her characteristic transparent and witty style, she used 9 pat answers as a…
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