This Feels Eerily Familiar

Remember when you were newlyweds and love oozed out all over?  But then one day you walked in the door and your partner said, “I need to talk with you about something.”  A dark sense of dread enveloped you and you suddenly knew that the honeymoon must be over and you were in trouble.  How…

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The Welfare of Our Children

“Research shows that about 45 percent of youth in the U.S. now spend some time without a biological parent by late adolescence.”  And for children from disadvantaged socioeconomic groups, the numbers are even higher. A sociologist from Princeton University states: “If we were asked to design a system for making sure that children’s basic needs…

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The Real Deal

I recently read a humorous article regarding technology and how comfortable people are becoming with everything from Siri – the female-sounding voice assistant, to that familiar GPS voice.  Technology has certainly come a long ways in helping us – find directions, answer questions, check the weather, to even contacting our loved ones (what a concept). …

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The Problem with Independence

What? There’s a problem with independence? Our country was founded on this concept – we even have The Declaration of Independence. How can that not be good? Don’t get me wrong – independence is a wonderful idea in so many ways. But sometimes it can inhibit a healthy relationship. While individuals in a marriage certainly…

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The Number One Problem in Marriage

What is the most prominent problem in marriage?  You might be thinking – your wife or husband.  But I would argue they are a person not a problem.  Many marriage experts have suggested that the biggest factors leading to troubled marriages are items such as: technology, children, pornography, stress, or finances.  But blogger Malinda Fuller…

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The Importance of Remembering

Recorded in the book of Joshua, chapters 3 and 4, is the account of Israel crossing the Jordan river during the season when the river was at flood stage.  It is an amazing story of the power of God to do miraculous things.  One of the interesting pieces to the story is that God instructed…

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