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Our prayers tend to always finish the same: In Jesus’ name, amen. But what does it actually mean to pray in Jesus’ name? That doesn’t mean if we use the phrase “in Jesus’ name” as some type of magic spell God has to give us what we ask for. To pray in Jesus’ name means…

My wife and I have the privilege of leading a marriage enrichment group with over 20 couples involved utilizing the Deep Love Marriage Assessment. It’s been a great time of reconnecting and strengthening between spouses. Recently we had the “sex talk,” which is always a bit awkward, even among a bunch of married people! One…

We have a commitment issue in our marriages today. Too often we’re conditioned to approach marriage like a cell phone contract. You agree to pay a certain amount for goods and services, and the cell phone provider asks for a two-year commitment, which you happily sign because you’re still in the honeymoon of your relationship. But when…

Marriages are struggling today but I don’t think that’s a surprise to anyone. Much of our failure in marriage comes from believing myths about what love truly is. When a couple meets and falls in love, the energy, the chemistry, the passion is real and palpable. Over time things begin to crowd in like careers…

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. Proverbs 25:2 One of the greatest quests you can ever embark on is the quest to discover your unique, God-given purpose on this planet. It’s not a quick or easy journey, but it is well worth it! Here are seven questions if…

In Luke 4, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the desert for forty days. During that trial Jesus endured three temptations, temptations that are still utilized by the enemy to tempt us today. It’s a mistake to think that Jesus was the only one to walk through temptation.…

If you’re going to set goals for yourself, why not set good ones? Goals can be targets that inspire effort and achievement or elicit shame and guilt. You need to set the right goals. Here are five characteristics of good goals to set for yourself: C – Challenging. Goals need to push you to achieve…

In my last post we talked about three ways that blame is incredibly destructive and harmful in your life. In this post we’ll talk about two things you have to do to stop playing the blame game. You’ve probably had a conversation with someone where you’ve told them they needed to stop blaming others and…

“I didn’t do it!” A little white lie, a little deflection, a small choice to blame someone else. Not a big deal, right? We all blame, whether it’s the dog that ate our homework or the sibling that broke mom’s lamp, we grow up learning to blame. But blame doesn’t stop when we grow up.…

Please don’t waste another day falling victim to the lie that your happiness and contentment are dependent on things outside of your control. Don’t hand the keys to your happiness over to people and forces that have no business controlling you. I’m not saying that what happened to you wasn’t tragic; I’m simply saying that…
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