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Relationships

6 Ways to Encourage Peace, Love, and Joy in Your Family on Thanksgiving Day

By Nick Batzig / November 22, 2023

Family stress, tension, and discord can make Thanksgiving a time for which many are not thankful. Here are six simple ways we can encourage peace, love, and joy on Thanksgiving Day.

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“As God in Christ Forgave You” — Ephesians 4:31-32

By BCL / October 26, 2023

How can honest self-reflection contribute to improving our relationships?

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How to Have Deeper Conversations Today

By Lara d'Entremont / October 4, 2023

Those who engage us in deeper conversations want to go beyond the shallow end. They want to know us. How can we dive beyond the surface of our relationships and encourage deeper conversations?

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6 Ways a Christian Husband Cherishes His Wife

By Le Ann Trees / September 25, 2023

A Christian husband should enjoy his wife. She is a precious gift from God given to comfort, support, encourage, and love him. Here are six ways a Christian husband cherishes his wife.

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The Element of Physical Attraction in Romantic Relationships

By Derek J. Brown / September 15, 2023

I am regularly asked if it is important for a Christian man or woman to be physically attracted to the person they are dating. In order to fully answer this question, we must consider physical attraction from both a male and female perspective, while also considering why physical attraction may be lacking in either case.

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What Does It Mean to Be a True Friend?

By Christina Fox / September 9, 2023

Sometimes we need someone else to see what we can’t see. A true friend will go to great lengths to rescue us, sometimes even from ourselves. What does it mean to be a true friend?

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Keeping Godly Focus in Singleness

By Ayrian Yasar / September 8, 2023

The world seems to generally look at singleness as a time to focus on oneself or to use singleness as the time to get ahead financially or career-wise. For Christians both aspects of self-focus fall far short of the blessedness that God has in store for single people.

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Building Real Community Jesus’ Way

By Ayrian Yasar / August 26, 2023

We want communities and relationships that are healthy, joyful, full of peace and love, and—most of all—real. How do we get there, and what are some deterrents to reaching that goal?

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Navigating Friendship in the Local Church

By Wes Van Fleet / May 8, 2023

It’s easy to bring lofty ideas of friendship into the church, oftentimes in a way that is unfair to others, causing us to neglect the body of Christ for not meeting our unreal expectations.

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