When You Feel Like a Failure
Let’s just admit it. We’re not perfect, and we know it. But sometimes the not-perfect-ness gets really old. Your head…
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3 Kinds of Prayer That Can Harm You
Prayer is a good thing. Always. But not all prayer is created equal. Did you know there are actually some…
How to Find Unprocessed Food for the Soul
Preservatives, artificial colors and flavors, refined flour, extra sodium, trans fats – there are many reasons to avoid processed foods.…
Keys to Finding Life After Infertility
You’ve spent months – no, YEARS – trying to have a baby. You’ve tracked your cycles, had sex on demand,…
Anxiety can be Good for You
Anxiety is a very unpleasant feeling. Your heart may race. Your stomach may be in knots. You may have trouble…
How Getting Fired Can Become Priceless
I’ve only been fired once. It happened in one of the worst possible ways. The email arrived on a Sunday…
The Ministry of Presence: Being There
Sometimes you can tell somebody what they need to know. That feels good. Sometimes you can fix things for them.…
How Your View of God Affects Your Health
There has been considerable debate for centuries about the correlation between spirituality and health. One of the most interesting findings…
How to Help Your Spouse Feel Secure
Security is about much more than money. Of course it’s nice to have a steady income, safe home, and adequate…
6 Reasons Your Wife Doesn’t Want Sex
If you’re like many men you want sex more than your wife does. If she says NO your natural reaction…
3 Keys to Deal With Stress Better
The research on stress has continued to expand exponentially in the years since Hans Selye first described what he called…
Intimacy Is Worth the Risk
Get too close and you’re likely to get hurt. No wonder many people are afraid to take the risk. Most…
If You Feel As Though God Has Left You
Her pain seeped out through the words in her message: “Have you ever felt like you were totally left by…
How to Disinfect Your Shame
We are all wounded. Life happens to us. People hurt us. And we hurt ourselves. But when the infection of…
30 Things To Be Grateful For
Life is difficult. Bad things happen, and challenges come every day. One of the best ways to meet those challenges…
7 Ways You Can Take Charge of Your Mental Health
We each have our bag of mental challenges to deal with. Some of us have greater emotional vulnerabilities than others.…
12 Reasons You Could Be Depressed
Everybody has a down day occasionally. Our emotions are slippery things, and some people have a more volatile emotional life…
Who Should You Ask For Help
When you’re successful at doing it all on your own you’re left with feelings of accomplishment and pride. More often,…
How God Deals with Repeat Sinners
It’s been too long. You’ve smoked too long. You’ve been mean and judgmental too long. You’ve slept with too many…
How to Get Through Spiritual Dryness
Something just feels off. You try to pray, but it feels as though no one is listening. You try to…
45 Healthier or Uplifting Distractions
It’s been a bad day. You’re frustrated, tired, anxious, and/or upset. Or perhaps you can’t pour over those numbers or…
How to Turn It Over to God
In Christian-eze it’s been said various ways: “Give it to God.” “Turn it over to God.” “Let God do the…
What I Want for Valentine’s Day
My husband gets these posts in his email inbox. I’m sure when he sees the title of this one he’ll…
What’s GOOD About Shame?
Can there ever be anything good about shame? You may have heard it a lot: “You ought to be ashamed…
God Wants You Uncomfortable
“God, help me, please!” I believe God loves those prayers. There’s never a wrong time to pray, though sadly it…
Six Things I’d Say To My Younger Self
I just had a birthday. At my age that’s both good news and bad news. I’m glad I’m still here.…
7 Things to Do If You’re Sad
Have you ever cried so hard and so long you thought it would never end? Or have you become so…
How to Fill an Empty Marriage
One more night of feeling lonely while lying next to someone who you had hoped would be your soulmate forever.…
Did Christmas Disappoint You?
For most of us, yesterday was Christmas. The gifts have been opened. The food has been eaten. The Christmas carols…
Are You In The Right Church?
There’s a wonderful gospel song that proclaims, “God’s building a church!” Yes, He certainly is. And YOU are a vital…
5 Ways to Deal With Difficult People
Into every life some difficult people must come. These are the people who make you feel small, stupid, and powerless.…
4 Things To Do While Waiting
Nobody likes to wait. It’s frustrating. It feels cold. And it’s easy to let a seeming delay mess with your…
Knowing God as Your Husband
If you’re a single woman, the idea of God as your husband may be a wonderful comfort. Or it may…
Marriage Under Pressure: Staying Intact Through Difficult Times
Every marriage faces times under pressure. Sometimes you overschedule your time or money, and the pressure builds. Sometimes an unexpected…
If Your Wife Does Not Respect You
Men thrive on respect. It’s right there at the top of a man’s emotional needs. If your wife does not…
What Should Christians Do About Ebola?
(*Since this post was first written Thomas Duncan, the Liberian national, has died. Two nurses who were caring for him…
How Do You Know if You are Mentally/Emotionally Healthy?
Do you ever wonder if you’re OK mentally? With all the stress and struggle our modern world affords, who wouldn’t…
6 Ways To Answer When Your Spouse Asks, “What’s Wrong?”
Your spouse: “What’s wrong?” You: “Nothing.” How’s that been working? Probably not very well. And it may even be making…
The ONE Thing Guaranteed To Destroy Your Marriage
It’s not sex, or lack thereof. It’s not fights over money or in-laws. It’s not personality conflicts or differing expectations…
Getting Over A Bad Attitude
A bad attitude isn’t all in your head. Sometimes it’s very much in your body as well. A bad attitude…
Five Do’s and Don’ts for Singles
It’s not easy being single. Loneliness can make you vulnerable. If you do want a relationship, your efforts to develop…
5 Ways To Connect With Your Husband
You wake up one day and realize you don’t feel like a wife at all. You feel more like a…
What A Christian Does When Faced With Evil
A lot of bad things are happening in this world. And that’s nothing new. Right now we’re hearing a lot…
How to Pray When You Don’t Know How
You talk with your family and friends. You send text messages, write emails, and post updates on social media. You…
2 Attitudes About People That Will Make You Miserable
In a classic Peanuts cartoon Linus wants to be a doctor. The always negative Lucy says he could never be…
Why You Should Want To Go To Heaven
Do you really want to go to heaven? Really? Or are you hoping Jesus won’t come back for a while?…
What To Do When EVERYTHING Is Going Wrong
You’re resilient. You’ve met problems before, and you know how to push through when things get difficult. You’re a “can-do”…
What Does The Bible Say To A Man Whose Wife Doesn’t Want Sex
You can struggle greatly when your wife does not or cannot respond to you sexually. It’s a little ironic: here I am a woman, talking to men about sex. That’s because I’ve been asked about this specific question more than once, and this post is my answer. You may be struggling with this in your marriage and have told no one. I hope this helps you in some way.
What Would You Do If You KNEW What God Told You Was True?
I’ve read the Bible many times, but I still remember a Bible story book I had a child. It told the story of Jesus calming the storm on the Sea of Galilee (Mark 4:35-41). Fearing for their lives, the disciples were valiantly trying to save themselves and the boat. They awoke Jesus, asleep in the boat, who then stood and spoke to the wind and waves. “Peace, be still!” And everything became quiet.
Do’s and Don’ts For When Your Spouse Is Depressed
God’s plan for marriage is that husband and wife be a support to each other in good times and in bad. When your spouse is struggling with depression you will likely need to draw on the full range of physical, emotional, and spiritual coping strategies in order to do so.
A few things to do and not to do that will help you remain sane, strong, and supportive:
