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Marriage
The Surprising Starting Point for Happy Marriages
Posted On May 19, 2025

The enemy of marital happiness is contention. We fight and misunderstand each other. We develop resentments. We can become estranged. So, the intuitively obvious recommendation is to get people to talk …

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Marriage
Jesus, the Samaritan Woman, and Your Marriage
May 5, 2025

When Jesus chose to whom He would make the first official declaration of His divinity, it was to the Samaritan woman by Jacob’s well. What a surprise! His choice defied …


Marriage
The Key to Happy Marriages
April 24, 2025

At one time or another, most married people have felt stuck. They cared about their partner and found many blessings in their marriages, but something wasn’t working right and the …


Self Development
Misunderstanding God’s Eternal Placement Program
March 24, 2025

God has designed an intriguing eternal placement program for all of us. When I started college, I was sure that I should be an electrical engineer. I loved all my little …


Self Development
Welcoming God’s Remodeling
March 10, 2025

Many years ago, Nancy and I bought an old house. It smelled bad. The interior walls were covered with coal dust. The lawn was mostly dead. The draperies were sad …


Marriage
Dealing with Differences in Marriage
February 24, 2025

We humans are odd creations! We all think we’re rational and sensible, yet at the same time, it’s pretty clear to us that most other people are held hostage by …


Self Development  / Uncategorized
What’s Your Joy Level?
February 10, 2025

It is easy to get swallowed up in bad news. There are abundant opportunities to be gloomy. Ingrown toenails. Lack of rain. National contention. Family challenges. Inflation. Egg shortages. There …


Self Development
Have You Experienced the Mighty Change?
December 30, 2024

The brother of Jared—that amazing disciple who pierced the veil with his faith—acknowledged, “Now behold, O Lord, and do not be angry with thy servant because of his weakness before …


Self Development
Seeing the Forest in the Trees: The Sacred Invitation of the Temple
December 2, 2024

Several years ago, I knew a man who said that he had mastered the temple endowment. I was intrigued. He claimed that he could sit down and sleep for an …


Parenting
Bringing Compassion to Parenting
November 18, 2024

Since I consider the book Between Parent and Child by Haim Ginott to be a masterwork of empathetic, yet disciplined child raising, I was delighted when Haim’s widow, Alice Ginott, …