Submission in Christian Marriage
Hear the words “submission” and “marriage” in the same sentence and you may feel something visceral rise up in your…
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Love is not Wimpy
Say love and chances are your immediate mental picture is soft, squishy, and colored in pastels. If you’re over 40…
Married On Purpose: Intentional Relationship Investments
Too many people slide into marriage without much intentionality. It’s just something you do – “if we feel like it.”…
Keep Your Sanity when your Spouse Doesn’t Meet your Needs
Your spouse should do more to meet your needs. Really, how could your husband or wife be that insensitive, clueless,…
5 Healthy Steps to Handling Conflict in Marriage
Money. Intimacy. In-laws. Parenting. What do you and your spouse fight about? Conflict happens in any marriage. The complete absence…
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…
5 Things Your Husband Needs From You
So many people look at marriage as a way to get their own needs met. In a godly healthy marriage…
God Doesn’t Always Fix You
By that I mean, God doesn’t always fix you in some magical single moment. In the ultimate sense God always…
How to Love Your Wife like Christ
When Percy Sledge or Michael Bolton begin to sing “When a Man Loves a Woman” the ladies swoon and scream.…
You’re NOT Stuck in this Marriage
One of the most common sentiments I hear from married people is, “I feel stuck in this marriage.” Yes, you’re…
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…
When Your Spouse is Emotionally Distant
He seems to pay more attention to his dog and his TV than he does to you. She is always…
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…
God With Us: When “Truth” Doesn’t Matter
Someone has hurt you – badly. Or you face a really tough decision. Or something happens to rock you to…
Are You one of the Lazy Christians?
It’s football season – that time of year when 50,000 or 100,000 spectators desperately in need of exercise sit for…
How to Find Healing: It’s a Choice
Healing is not something that simply happens to you. Instead, it’s something you work toward, search for, and live out.…
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…
Heavenly Perfume: How to Smell Good as a Christian
Jesus smelled good. Do you? I don’t mean Jesus showered every day; He didn’t. People used various methods to try 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…
What To Do When Someone You Love Keeps on Sinning
Your spouse, your child, your parent, a close friend is bent on destroying themselves. Oh, they probably don’t see it…
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.…
When Your Children Break Your Heart
You will always be a parent, even when your children are grown. And sometimes the choices they make are completely…
7 Mistakes to Avoid When You’re Worked Up
It’s a rare person who never gets emotionally flustered. And I’m not sure such a person truly exists. Some people…
The Blessing of Limitations
We love stories of people who overcame limitations. There’s Harriet Tubman – escaped slavery as a young woman, then became…
What is a Healthy Christian Woman?
What is a Healthy Christian Woman? What does she look like? How does she feel? How can you tell? Are…
What Does Women’s Health Have To Do With Your Faith?
She and I were waiting together in the green room at the church, preparing to make our respective presentations to…
3 Keys to Overcoming the Resistance to Taking Charge
You’ve decided to take charge of some problem area in your life. You’re feeling encouraged. You’re taking the first steps…
Three Steps to Begin to Take Charge of Your Life
You’ve had a wakeup call of some kind. Somewhere in your soul there’s a glimmer of hope. Maybe it’s only…
Women In Charge!
Women have a difficult time in this world. We always have. It’s not that men always have it easy, but…
Is Someone Else In Charge Of Your Health?
Perhaps you’re like many of those I talk with. You feel powerless. Stuck. Sick and tired of being sick and…
5 Things the Bible Says to Those who are Depressed
Some people live lives filled with trouble or trauma, and it’s easy to understand why they feel tired, down, and…
Do You Know How God Works With You?
How does God work with you? Do you know? How do you hear His voice? How do you understand what…
3 Elements You Must Have to Get Healthy
If you want to truly get healthy, have great energy, and feel fully alive in every way, there are three…
The Healthiest Christmas Gift
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over. The malls are busier than during any other month of the year. You…
Doing the Next Right Thing
You’ve probably heard the adage, “Just do the next right thing.” In the midst of confusion or overwhelm, it’s a…
Christians, Christianity and War
“Christianity and war” seems like an oxymoron. But unless you’ve been in the jungle with no means of communication with…
Your Prescription for a Healthy Body Mind and Soul
Two little girls were walking together to school one beautiful spring morning. They were enjoying the beautiful flowers and the…
4 Keys to Good Mental Health
Struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, or the like? Would you like to have good mental health? There’s more you can…
Why I Hate Unnecessary Suffering
There were, and still are, many reasons I’m glad I became an OB-Gyn doctor. I love serving women in some…
5 Good and Bad Reasons to Get Healthy
Most of us know some things we could do that would make us physically healthier. But unlike a dedicated Olympic…
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…
How God Deals With the Consequences of Bad Behavior
In this world we all face bad stuff. Sometimes others wound you, and those scars are painful. But what can…
God Help Me! I’m Broke!
Bring up the topic of money, and everyone has an opinion. The government should do more – or is doing…
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.…
For the Christian in a Bad Marriage
There’s plenty of marriage advice out there: pre-marital counseling, marriage seminars, sermons and books proclaiming the magic of a marriage…
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…
Is One of these Character Traits Holding You Back?
Something in your soul says you should be farther along than you are. You see others who seem to have…
6 Things You Should Never Ask Your Doctor
When you get healthcare, you ask your doctor questions. But there are some things you should never ask your doctor.…
