Most of us have been to someone’s home and upon walking in the door immediately felt the presence of peace. It’s like it hits you in the face right as you walk in and you feel enveloped by it while you’re there. Why do some homes feel full of peace and others don’t? How can…
Amy and Ben had been dating for a few months when what she termed the “incidents” began. They got into a heated argument, and he grabbed her arm so hard that it left a bruise. The verbal assaults he laid into her soul also left a mark. She was hurt, but he said sorry a…
Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!” Psalm 144:15 Melissa is married to a depressed husband. Next to an addiction, being married to a depressed spouse is one of the most difficult challenges a husband or wife could ever endure. Depressives tend to cast a pall not only on their own lives, but…
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.” (James 2:26) According to recent scholarship summarized in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2010), authenticity in relationships was found to promote relationship building behaviors and relationship satisfaction and their antitheses—defensiveness, dishonesty, and inauthenticity were found to “undermine relationship partners’…
With events from Super Bowl parties to holiday celebrations right around the corner, all this week we will be bringing you a variety of insights, tips, stories, resources and, of course, recipes in our Hospitality Series. Enjoy! My husband Joel and I were part three of a past-present-future-themed progressive dinner party this spring. This meant…
