When God Says No: Applying Romans 8:28 to Relationships
I met Lynna during my freshman year in college. We became friends and began to spend time together. We liked each other. I asked her on a date the next year.…
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Don’t Drag Unforgiveness into the New Year
“So let us throw off everything that stands in our way. Let us throw off any sin that holds on to us so tightly. Let us keep on running the…
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The Redemptive Power of Marriage: A Christmas Story
Over two thousand years ago, you could not find a position much lower than a poor, Jewish girl. Under Roman occupation, a girl like Mary had little political, economic, or…
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Bah! to Christmas Memories
Chuck and I met on November 19, 1983 in Dearborn, Michigan—a suburb due west of Detroit. It was a blind date arranged by mutual friends and I was blind with…
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How Does Masturbation Affect God’s Plan for Sexuality?
Ever wonder why you have such strong sexual desires? God could have made us without them, but he didn’t. We can’t really deal with masturbation without asking the bigger question of…
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Whose Shadow Is it, Anyway? Finding God in the Midst of Darkness
The holidays, time with family around the fireplace, everyone’s favorite foods, and hopefully a little downtime to recover from another year, were coming. But Joan, a forty–seven-year- old business woman,…
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How Does Satan Attack Marriage? C.S. Lewis Can Tell You
“Would you walk in another person’s shoes for one month?” The challenge was given by producer Morgan Spurlock to a wide range of people, resulting in the hit FX series…
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I Was the Christian Girl Addicted to Porn
When I was twelve, I first discovered soft-core online pornography. Somehow, in the days of dial-up internet, I found it. A lot of it. I grew up in a Christian…
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The Best Gift for the Holidays: Restore a Broken Relationship
“Most of all, love one another deeply. Love erases many sins by forgiving them.” (1 Peter 4:8, NIRV) With the holidays upon us, it’s a wonderful time to celebrate the…
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Marriage is a Journey, Not a Destination
One of the most common questions I get about my book for singles, The Sacred Search, which gives a lot of advice about what to look for and what to…
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