7 Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Relationship (You definitely do #7)

If your relationship isn’t getting better even though you’re doing these things, they might actually be ruining your relationship. Learn what to do instead to make your relationship better, more mutual, and healthier.

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3 Tips from the Bible on Dealing with Narcissists

Narcissism is a buzz word these days. As a Christian, what should our response be to a narcissist? The Bible gives three clear tips on dealing with narcissists.

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How Do People Become Narcissists? (And Abusive)

What causes someone to be a narcissist? If you are close to someone who uses control, gaslighting, manipulation, anger, yelling, physical violence, or any other number of control tactics, it can help to know how they got that way - and what, if anything, can make them change. .

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Why We Shouldn't Stop Using the Term Victim

There’s a movement in DV (domestic violence) circles to stop using the term “victim.” But maybe we shouldn’t stop using that term. Here’s why.

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The Wrong Response When Someone is Being Hurt

What’s the best way to respond to a bully? If you respond the wrong way, it does more harm. And bullies can grow up to be abusers.

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How to Help Your Husband Be A Better (Man, Husband, Father)

Does your husband need to be a better husband or father? Does he suffer from depression, anxiety, or an addiction? Find out how to help him be a better man.

accountability, behavior, better marriage, boundaries, enabling, loveChanging UsJanuary 11, 2020improve as husband, be a better father, be a better spouse, personal growth, boundaries, consequencesComment

The Perfect Man (There IS such a thing!)

Hallmark movies portray the perfect man winning the woman’s heart. Does it leave you feeling like you’re missing out? You’re not! He’s out there - and he’s waiting for you. If you’re feeling lonely or rejected, read on.

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What If He's Not Worthy Of Respect? (I Can't Believe The Advice This Expert Gave)

You know that you should respect your husband, but what if he is not worthy of respect? A Christian marriage expert got it dangerously wrong, but there’s another way.

behavior, enabling, honor, marriage helpers, respectChanging UsDecember 1, 2019marriage, respect, worthy of respect, marriage experts, doesn't deserve respect, not worthy of respect, what is respectComment

Having Expectations May Be The Only Thing That Makes Your Marriage Better

Have you heard that you shouldn’t have any expectations in marriage? Here’s why that is terrible advice - and the expectations you SHOULD have in marriage.

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When Every Special Day Is Ruined (5 Survival Tips for Special Days With Your Spouse)

Does every special day with your spouse get ruined because someone gets upset? These 5 steps will help you survive those special days - and maybe even save the rest of them from ruin.

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The One Question That Reveals What’s Wrong in a Marriage (And it’s not a marriage problem)

Are you a pastor or counselor who would like one simple question to ask that will reveal what’s wrong in a marriage? The answer to this question will forever change how you counsel couples. You can’t counsel unhealthy marriages as though they have the capacity to be healthy. Here’s what you should do instead.

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How Can I Know If My Marriage Is Getting Better?

Have you wondered how marriages can fall apart after years and years of being together? Has your marriage been to the brink and now you’re trying again to make it work? Are you wondering if it will last this time? Let’s explore what’s gone wrong and how to make it right.

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Financial Abuse (And What the Bible Says About Separation)

Feeling like you need to move out but you can’t afford to? And, even if you could, what does the Bible say about separation?

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Is My Spouse a Christian? (He Says He Is / She Says She Is)

If your spouse says he/she is a Christian and does Christian things but there’s another side to them, it’s reasonable to wonder if they’re actually a Christian. But how would you know? Let’s go to Scripture and find out.

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My Husband Won't Stop Looking At Porn

Pornography is common, even in the church; but common doesn’t make it OK. The Bible says that one who sins sexually sins against his own body. So what is a spouse to do when she discovers that her husband is looking at pornography? And what if he doesn’t stop?

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What Does The Bible REALLY Say About Divorce?

When you’re faced with divorce, you want to know what the Bible really says about it. Many in the church say that the Bible says “don’t do it,” but is that thinking the result of living for God’s love or from it? Does God want us to sacrifice ourselves on the altar of marriage? Let’s search Scripture together to see what God says about the D-word . . . and what it doesn’t say.

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A Bible Wife Who Does Right When Her Husband Does Wrong (Can you guess who?)

Need a role model from the Bible who demonstrates how to be a good wife when you have a bad husband? Here she is!

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Those Bible Verses About Wives (They might not mean what you think)

Do you keep going back to the Bible verses about wives, begging God to help you be that kind of wife? What if you’ve looked at those verses one way for so long that you’ve missed what’s going on around them? Let’s take a look at those verses and see if perhaps there’s something else there that just might help us truly be the kind of wife God wants us to be.

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Where The Marriage Experts Get It Wrong

Have you gotten advice from marriage experts that seems like it should work to improve your marriage, but it doesn’t? There is a lot of advice out there. Who is it for? And where are they getting it wrong?

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Do You Always Have To Turn The Other Cheek?

Do you believe that you have to turn the other cheek, but you feel like that’s doing more harm than good? Does the Bible say we should ALWAYS turn the other cheek? If not, when are we to do that, and when should we not? Let’s search Scripture together to find out.

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