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How Devotions Almost Broke Up My Marriage

Jess MacCallum
Blog, Communication, Emotions, Engaged, Expectations, Faith, God, Issues & Culture, Married, Practical, Relationship, Roles, Spirtuality
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November 26, 2013

My wife and I came from very different spiritual backgrounds…and temperaments…and expectations. A bit of the “opposites attract” thing. So of course when we got married the idea of devotionals had totally different meanings for each of us. I was pretty much the straight-forward Evangelical of the crowd: we get up early (like Jesus), we…

The Grace Dare

Featured Guest
Blog, Emotions, Expectations, Faith, God
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November 14, 2013

Some people can’t believe God could ever love them because of their past. They’ve been too bad for God to accept or use. They’ve obviously never looked at the lineage of Jesus. In Jesus’ human closet are ancestors who were liars, prostitutes, adulterers, murderers and people who sinned in just about every way imaginable. And…

Grace Giving

Many people have ancestors they’d rather not talk about. They have a member on the family tree that embarrassed or caused shame on the next generation. This is the fascinating thing about Jesus. He is the only person in history who could choose his lineage. And when you look at some of the people he…

The Power of a Peaceful Home

Rayni Peavy
Blog, Emotions, Faith, Friendship, Holidays, Married, Practical, Relationship, Spirtuality
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September 4, 2013

Most of us have been to someone’s home and upon walking in the door immediately felt the presence of peace. It’s like it hits you in the face right as you walk in and you feel enveloped by it while you’re there. Why do some homes feel full of peace and others don’t? How can…

Real Problems, Real God

Gary Thomas
Blog, Communication, Conflict, Faith, Issues & Culture, Married, Relationship, Spirtuality
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June 17, 2013

Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!” Psalm 144:15 Melissa is married to a depressed husband. Next to an addiction, being married to a depressed spouse is one of the most difficult challenges a husband or wife could ever endure. Depressives tend to cast a pall not only on their own lives, but…