Posted on November 26, 2009 by thinkpoint
Your Eighteen Year factor:
The early years of life are the most foundational and important to the formation of our identity, character, and future health and stability. If you’ve experienced a healthy and functionally stable upbringing, you’ve received a gift that has become increasingly rare. But if your 18-year factor was marked by a significant [...]
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Posted on November 19, 2009 by thinkpoint
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Posted on October 14, 2009 by thinkpoint
The marriage resource packet was originally offered in response to my column: Don’t Give Up on Your Marriage. We received hundreds of requests for it. Our prayer is that you will be encouraged by the materials linked by this letter. Perhaps you are facing difficult and discouraging circumstances. Maybe you’ve thought of giving up. If [...]
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Posted on July 13, 2009 by thinkpoint
A young couple recently admitted that they were blindsided by anger in their relationship. The wife didn’t even realize how much anger was in her heart. She grew up in a home where anger was not handled well. She vowed not to let it be part of her life but the intensity of marriage produced too many occasions [...]
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Posted on May 3, 2009 by thinkpoint
Find all seven links:
www.millersvillebiblechurch.org
Go to Resources
Steve Cornell
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Posted on February 17, 2009 by thinkpoint
Revisit your marriage based on the vows you made on your wedding day. Warning: It could transform your understanding of marriage and strengthen your marriage in amazing ways!
Let’s start by considering the wedding vow itself. A minister usually asks the groom some variation of the following question:
“Will you take this woman to be your wife, to [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2009 by thinkpoint
The statistical probability of first time marriages surviving is roughly 50/50. The statistical probability of ending up in an unhappy marriage is far worse 80/20. Someone aptly suggested that there is no misery so miserable as the misery of a miserable marriage. But it is possible to have a good marriage—a deeply satisfying one! To [...]
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Posted on December 26, 2008 by thinkpoint
Finding a good husband or wife is more than good fortune. It requires a good decision and some helpful guidelines. For the past 16 years, I have taught a class each fall semester on how to choose a mate. Some of the headings below are from a few of the articles I use in the [...]
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Posted on February 20, 2007 by thinkpoint
Marriage cannot satisfy your deepest needs.
“The first thing you need to understand for your marriage to work is this simple truth: no human being can meet your deepest needs—only God can. Even the most spiritual person on earth is very mortal and therefore, quite limited. When you put too much hope in a person, you [...]
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