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CATEGORIES: Dating Marriage Parenting Grandparenting Sexuality Spirituality
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Dating
Finding a Healthy Self-Image
Do you struggle with a negative body image? Consider the wisdom of Psalm 139 to discover your God-given identity and begin to see yourself as God does.
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Advice for High School Dating
Wondering what advice would be helpful for navigating high school dating relationships? Consider this biblical wisdom for a healthy perspective on dating.
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Marriage
Continuing the Date
Have you forgotten the importance of dating in your marriage? Consider how to best reflect God's love to the world by investing time in one another.
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Rules for Fair Fighting: Rule #6
Ever find yourself getting defensive and reacting in anger? Discover the value of lowering your voice and maintaining a calm presence in your relationship.
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Parenting
Relinquishing Control of Adult Children
Letting go of our adult children can be difficult. Learn how trusting God and praying a prayer of relinquishment can offer you freedom and peace.
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When an Adult Child is Mentally Ill : Dos and Don'ts of Responding
Are you struggling with how to respond to an adult child diagnosed with a mental illness? Discover wisdom for how best to support and encourage them.
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Grandparenting
Loving the Enemy
Do you have people in your life who are difficult to live with? Consider how God calls and equips us to respond to one another with the love of Jesus.
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Being Grandma, Not the Babysitter
Are you a grandparent who is always made to step in to babysit? Consider how you can come alongside to offer care while setting loving, respectful limits.
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Sexuality
Sex: It doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means
Does your spouse look at sexuality differently than you? Learn how your spouse approaches sex to create a healthy sexual relationship in marriage.
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Too Busy for Sex?
Are your married lives too busy for sex? Build intimacy into your daily lives to guide your relationship to be all that God designed marriage to be.
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Spirituality
Finding Peace Amid Pain
Do you struggle with chronic pain or illness? Discover how God can work through your suffering and ultimately lead you to a place of peace even amid pain.
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Moving the Body to Heal the Mind
Are you or a friend struggling with mental health concerns? Consider exercise as an important way to care for your body and bring healing to your mind.
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Recent Devotions
Rule the Words of My Mouth
Do you ever say words you regret? Consider what scripture says about our speech and learn to use words with care so that God is glorified in our speech.
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How We Communicate Has Consequences
Struggling to communicate with your family? Consider this Biblical wisdom for establishing healthy boundaries to create loving communication in your home.
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Seeking God First in Courtship
Has your dating relationship become more important than God? Consider Biblical wisdom for keeping your priorities aligned so that God is sought first.
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