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January 2019

January 31, 2019

How to Change Fear

Do you know that Jesus felt fear? We know that He experienced every aspect...

January 29, 2019

Men, Women, and S-E-X

Here’s a statistic to catch your attention: 80 percent of men are more sexually oriented...

January 28, 2019

The Positive Side of the Law of Possession

We’ve been discussing how healthy marriages must apply Genesis 2:24—“And they shall become one flesh”—to...

January 25, 2019

When the Law of Possession is Violated

In the Gospels, when people indicated that they wanted a relationship with Jesus, he gave...

January 24, 2019

How to Change Failure and Success

What does it mean to be successful? These seven things are usually associated with...

January 23, 2019

Your Powerful Impact on Your Home Environment

I love the story in the fourth chapter of Mark’s Gospel about a time when...

January 22, 2019

A Husband’s Greatest Need is Respect

Two years into our marriage, Karen and I simply could not get along. We were...

January 21, 2019

The Law of Possession and Children

Genesis 2:24 describes God’s plan for marriage in a succinct, simple way: “And they shall...

January 18, 2019

The Law of Possession and the Checkbook

We’re discussing the Law of Possession, which is based on God’s plan for marriage in...

January 17, 2019

How to Change Insecurity

If I handed you a magic wand right now and told you it would...

January 16, 2019

What Are You Teaching Your Children about Authority?

Here’s something every parent needs to know: Parenting is more caught than taught. What your...

January 15, 2019

“But These Are My Needs”

When a couple books a marriage counseling appointment with me, I’ve learned two things are...

January 14, 2019

The Law of Possession in the Bedroom

Last week we discussed Genesis 2:24, which describes God’s plan for marriage to be a...

January 11, 2019

Our Secret Paradise: Where Is Your Treasure?

What are you most passionate about? Are you most passionate about God? That’s a hard...

January 10, 2019

How to Change Your Attitude

In his book The Winning Attitude, the author and speaker John Maxwell wrote that...

January 09, 2019

Authority in the Family

A healthy family is characterized by order and mutual respect, elements that are present when...

January 08, 2019

Releasing Your Spouse’s Potential After Sin

Sin is the ultimate destroyer of relationships. Not only does it make people do stupid...

January 07, 2019

The Law of Possession

It’s a delicate and biblical way to put it, but Genesis 2:24 is an obvious...

January 04, 2019

Our Secret Paradise: Redemptive Love

A good marriage needs love, but a great marriage needs redemptive love. That’s the kind...

January 03, 2019

How to Change Worry and Anxiety

Once I was having skin problems and went to the doctor. I was 20 or...

January 02, 2019

The Importance of Listening

Every family deals with conflict—between husbands and wives, or parents and children. Dysfunctional families tend...

January 01, 2019

Releasing Your Spouse’s Potential

When Karen and I first married, I loved the way she looked at me. Her...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

Three Steps to Renewal (Part 3)

Over the last two weeks, we’ve been discussing how struggling marriages can be healed when...

December 28, 2018

Set Resolutions…for Yourself and for Your Marriage

I know a couple who always ask two great questions of their friends this time...

December 27, 2018

A Legacy of Blessing

(Adapted from Jimmy’s newest book, When Life Hurts) In Deuteronomy, God warned the people...

December 26, 2018

Deal With Conflicts on a Daily Basis

A healthy marriage doesn’t mean the absence of conflicts. Every family will disagree or experience...

December 25, 2018

What Submission in Marriage Really Means

Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. (Ephesians...

December 24, 2018

Don’t Miss Christmas!

The frazzled innkeeper in Bethlehem wasn’t prepared for the family that knocked on his door....

December 21, 2018

Walls and Windows: Restore Intimacy through Forgiveness

Nothing destroys a marriage like adultery, but rarely does adultery just come out of nowhere....

December 20, 2018

Making Peace with Your Parents

My parents weren’t perfect. They loved us deeply and were doing the best they could,...