Seeking Intimacy – Married or Single
If you’re married, chances are good intimacy was high on the list of what you were looking for when you…
Emotional and Mental Health
10 Ways to get Mental/Emotional/Spiritual Nourishment
You and I are full of leaks. The good things we get filled up with only last so long. We…
Pornography and your Christian Marriage
If the gospel is good for anything it must have an answer to the worst problems humans face. As believers…
The Water in your Soul: Dry, Stagnant, or Flowing?
What is the state of the water in your soul? Sometimes you feel dry. You’ve given until you have nothing…
Your Spouse’s Bad Behavior: 5 Things to Do
Your spouse’s bad behavior can make your life seem as though it’s falling apart. Your psyche is stretched to the…
Finding Safety in God’s Presence through Worship
If you’re a parent you know what it’s like to have your toddler run to you when they became afraid…
Translation Aids for Man-Speak and Woman-Speak
Perhaps Rosetta Stone, the language learning/translation software, should develop a program to provide translation aids between men and women. Listening…
When You’re Still Afraid and Anxious after you Pray
Jesus and His disciples are in the boat on the Sea of Galilee. The wind and waves are about to…
No Trust in your Marriage: 5 Steps to Care for your Heart
Your spouse cheated – emotionally or physically. You found pornography on their smartphone. Your spouse abuses alcohol or drugs, is…
Overcoming Fear and Anxiety Released!
Hurray! It’s Here! Overcoming Fear and Anxiety through Spiritual Warfare is now available on Amazon, and wherever books are sold.…
No Fear of Death: Fearlessness as a Spiritual Weapon
Fear of death is perhaps the biggest fear of all. And losing the fear of death brings wonderful freedom and…
The Key to Solving Communication Problems in Your Marriage
If your attempts at communicating with your spouse leave you frustrated, angry, and feeling even more distant, you’re not alone.…
How Peter Overcame Crippling Fear
From what you have read in the New Testament, can you imagine Peter, James, John, Paul, or any of the…
The Most Important Organ in Communication
You hear communication and you may think “talk”. Which means using your mouth. But that’s not the most important organ…
What are you afraid of? What are you worried about?
Before you answer “Nothing”, pause for a moment and think. Have swirling thoughts about things you can’t do anything about…
40 Days to Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
Does your mind keep you awake at night, unable to stop swirling about bad stuff that might be about to…
Who Is Your God?
Do you know who your God is? As Christian believers that may seem a rhetorical question. But if someone met…
Pursuing Intimacy with Your Husband
(This is a message especially for wives. Last week I talked about the other side – a message for husbands.)…
Your Prescription for Fear and Anxiety
What are you so worried about? What are you so afraid of? The Bible says we should not be anxious…
How Spirituality and Fear Affect Each Other
You’re afraid. You’re anxious and upset. So you pray. And pray some more. But what about when your fear and…
A Widow’s First Year Alone
In some sense “widow’s first year alone” is deeply false. I’m not really alone. I never have been, and I…
When You or Your Spouse is Angry
You do not want to be married to someone who never becomes angry. There is no more boring or superficial…
Lonely and Disappointed on Valentine’s Day
Do you feel like a member of the Lonely Hearts Club? Were you disappointed on Valentine’s Day? You’re not alone.…
7 Things to Know if your Spouse is a Christian and Abusive
God-talk and violence – physical, sexual, mental, or spiritual – have mixed for centuries. Sadly that same mixture shows up…
Positive Thinking and the Bible
Is it magic? Is it “mind over matter?” Does faith mean white-knuckling it with positive thoughts and affirmations? What do you…
If Your Spouse Suffers from Depression: 3 Things to Do
The quality of your home life and your marriage is certainly affected by your spouse’s mental health. When your spouse…
Two Times when Anxiety may be Useful
Anxiety is uncomfortable. You’re keyed up inside. You wonder if you can trust your thinking. And your body may experience…
What to do with Pain as a Widow: 2 Critical Keys
There’s no way to make death and grief OK. Death is an aberration in God’s universe, and every time we…
The Stockdale Paradox and Spiritual Warfare
Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale was an officer in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. He became a fighter…
HOPE for the In-Between Times
The in-between times can often be one of the most challenging. The Christmas celebrations are over. The New Year is…
7 Things to Do the Day After Christmas
It’s the day after Christmas. The presents are unwrapped. The Christmas decorations may still be up. Christmas dinner leftovers are…
12 Things to do if you’re Lonely at Christmas
The Christmas holiday season is promoted as a time of togetherness. Families sometimes travel long distances to be with loved…
7 Steps to Freedom from Pornography and Compulsive Masturbation
How do you find freedom from compulsive sexual behavior? What does it look like? What does it take to get…
7 Steps to Dealing with BIG Marriage Problems
You could handle the little things, or so you tell yourself. You could pick up his dirty clothes now and…
What Is a Healthy Christian Woman?
How do you know if you’re healthy? What does “healthy” mean anyway – as a woman, as a Christian? Are…
A Woman’s Beauty and Strength: Dangerous or Delightful?
Can we talk? Just you and me, girlfriend? A woman’s beauty is one source of her strength. But everything depends…
How to Find the Presence of God
You may have heard or read things about the presence of God. You may have experienced times yourself when God…
More Than Gratitude: Trusting God for ENOUGH
There’s something powerful about relishing the enough-ness of where you are and what you have right now. It’s more than…
What to do if you Feel Unloved
Unwanted. Rejected. Second class. Fifth wheel. Unimportant. Not good enough. Lonely. You feel unloved, and it hurts. You want to…
How Can I Get My Spouse To . . . ? Facing a Miserable Marriage
One of the most common questions I am asked is some variation of “How can I get my spouse to…
3 Keys to Help You Manage Emotions
Have you picked up the habit of expressing yourself with emoticons? They fill our text messages, Facebook status updates, and…
Why you SHOULD Sweat the Small Stuff
It’s probably happened to you. Your life is going along relatively OK. There are bumps in the road, but you’re…
Preserving Your Marriage while Building Your Family
(I’m thrilled to be guest posting for my friend Elisha Kearns over at Waiting for Baby Bird today. Thank you!…
Christian Women, their Hormones, and their Mental Health
You feel crazy. And your man is CERTAIN that you’re crazy. You feel as though you are a victim to…
Meeting Sexual Needs if You’re Single or Not Happily Married
You look at happily married couples with envy. It looks like they get to express themselves sexually any time they…
How a Christian Deals with Money Worries
Money worries can have you by the throat. Perhaps you’re out of a job and don’t have any immediate prospects.…
How to Find Healthy Motivation to Change
You know you should, but you just don’t. Perhaps for you that means you know you should lose weight, reign…
Five Must-Haves in a Potential Spouse
What should you be looking for in a potential spouse? Is it the financial stability? The chemistry? The sexual attraction?…
Punish Your Wife or Husband the Right Way
Your spouse is completely exasperating you, and you can’t put up with it any longer. Perhaps if you punish your…
What to Do When You Feel Guilty
You can’t be a Christian very long before you experience the attack of guilt. You are just starting to feel…
