Tag Archives: Hope
Rekindling An Almost Dead Marriage
One Friday morning I started a fire in a brush pile. Just like the start of many marriages it was roaring pretty good. Then on Monday, after two or three inches of rain and cold weather, the fire looked pretty dead. … Continue reading
The Intimacy Merry-Go-Round
In their book, “Stripped Down“, Tony and Alisa Dilorenzo mention six types of intimacy: emotional, intellectual, spiritual, recreational, financial, and physical intimacies. In their book, “Red Hot Monogamy“, Bill and Pam Farrel discuss eight types of intimacy: social, financial, recreational, vocational, parental, … Continue reading
Marriage Miracle
I really liked this post from a blog called Giving Up On Perfect. The key sentence to me was “Except…it wasn’t like every other time” towards the end of the blog post. Sharon and I truly believe Jesus did a … Continue reading
Changing Your Marriage by Yourself
If you are in a crisis marriage it is so easy to think that there is nothing you can do if you partner won’t cooperate. One of the first principles to understand is that if you change yourself in a … Continue reading
Get On With Your Life – NOT
It is quite common if you are separated from your spouse for many friends and family, even Christians, to encourage you to get on with your life, ie. get a divorce and find a new partner, even if your desire … Continue reading
Testimony
This past Sunday we were invited to share our testimony and teach a PAIRS tool during the sermon time for the Westside Christian Community Church in Springfield, Ohio. It has been a while since we have taken 15 minutes to publicly … Continue reading
Zig Ziglar Story of Loving Actions
I found the Zig Ziglar story quoted in the blog below to be quite helpful in showing how if you take the Bible seriously it doesn’t give you any outs for not loving your spouse Love Through Actions
That Voice
This post is worth sharing. Let it sink deeply into your mind and heart. To hope against all hope. That Voice
Long Shots
As I watch politics, sports, and business stories it is always amazing how some people come out of nowhere when no one thought they had a chance. I recently watched an Ohio State/Nebraska football came where Nebraska was down by … Continue reading
Hope for Separated Men
I just recently came across a Facebook page for separated men connected with Saddleback Church in California. It looks pretty good. Check it out at this link on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/SeparatedMen (need to be signed into Facebook) or here on the … Continue reading
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