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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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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…

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The Grace Dare

Featured Guest
Blog, Emotions, Expectations, Faith, God
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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…

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Transitions

One year ago, I packed my lunch bag and headed to my classroom—for the first time in three years. It definitely wasn’t in “my plan” to take three years off from teaching, but let me take you back before I get ahead of myself. Right after college, I landed my dream job: teaching in rural…

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The Real Happily Ever After

Bethany Brittenham
Blog, Dating, Emotions, Expectations, Issues & Culture, Married, Practical, Relationship, Roles, Sex
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When I was growing up I adored watching romantic comedies. You’ve Got Mail, Return To Me, Sleepless in Seattle, The Little Mermaid, these were my bread and butter. Movies like this made love look so fun, sexy, and easy. While they would depict love as “hard to come by” they made it seem perfect from…

The Psychology of Dating Nerves

Have you ever experienced anxiety, nervousness, or found yourself unusually clumsy around someone you’re interested in? We recently ran across this fun info-graphic that we thought could shed some light on this common dating phenomenon, and better yet, help you overcome worry and stress related to dating. The Psychology of Dating Nerves [Infographic] by the…