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i want love
One of the saddest songs and music videos that still echos through my brain is I Want Love by Elton John. Here are the lyrics if you haven’t contemplated them lately. I want love, but it’s impossible...
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help me prepare a new sermon series
I am preparing for a new series on relationships and I have two questions for my research. Please help! 1. What are the top friendship killers? What sabotages a friendship? 2. When times were tough...
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David Powlison on Renewing Marital Intimacy
Thanks to JT at Between Two Worlds for posting this 8 minute talk from David Powlison on Renewing Marital Intimacy. I appreciate his perspective that the way one treats their spouse is a reflection of...
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Building Trust by Building Connections
We build trust in relationships in at least two ways. I am most comfortable with “doing what I say I will do.” However, it’s the second that is a growing edge in my life: building trust by building...
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Love & Rejection
“Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.” William Congreve, “The Mourning Bride” 1697 Any serious consideration of love must confront the experience of...
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Consistency — its about the “who” and not the furniture
Three weeks ago we finished cocooning with our newest daughter and have now been out in the “real” world with great regularity. The intent of cocooning was to establish consistency and attachment for...
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Healing for the Sin-Sick
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:24-25 24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 25For you were straying like...
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Songs that make me listen longer.
Blessed. Some write songs with generic sentiment; it lasts about 4 minutes. I’m weary of such dribble. Some write songs that cause me to look into this very moment and to consider my ways. I want to...
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Eavesdropping on Love
Scripture: 2 Peter 1:16-18 16For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17For when...
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Conduct Yourselves
13Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14As obedient children, do not be...
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Anger after the sun goes down.
26Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27and give no opportunity to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27 So angry. Seething. When the sun goes down on our anger, the mind races...
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Are you correction adverse?
People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life, but those who ignore correction will go astray. Proverbs 10:17 When a close friend or even someone outside of your circle of comfort identifies...
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