Finding the Best Solution to Any Conflict
Previous article in the series: The right way to communicate during conflict Once you and your teen have heard and understood each other using ...
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To know and be known
In a counselling session with Jeremy and Rachel, one would blame the other, and the other would fire right back. This particular match was about ...
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Making wise decisions during conflicts
Previous article in this series: Finding the best solution to any conflict When the Smalley kids were teens and large conflicts came up within our ...
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Do You Trust Me?
Vicky sat at the kitchen table, stunned and hurt. Her four-year-old marriage to Alex, on which she had pinned so many hopes and dreams, seemed false. ...
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Peacemaking Principles
The Bible provides us with simple yet powerful peacemaking principles for resolving conflict. These principles are so simple that they can be used to ...
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You Didn’t Marry a Mind Reader: How to Communicate Your Expectations
For the first several years of marriage, I desperately wanted my husband, Chris, to be a mind reader. I wanted him to know how I felt and what I ...
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When you feel squelched by your forceful spouse
When a passionate and determined wife – or husband – is married to an equally determined partner, it’s usually clear when one spouse is feeling ...
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Be a Promise Keeper
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Lost In Translation
“How about a few side items with dinner sometime?” my husband said, poking his fork in the lone casserole gracing the table. Dennis’ words ...
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How to Cope With Conflict
In this world, conflict happens. Jesus put it this way: “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have ...
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The “Good News” About Conflict
If a couple or family says they have never experienced interpersonal conflict, they probably lie about other things, too. Either that or they have ...
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Of Artichokes and Midlife Marriage
In the midst of my own midlife marriage crisis, I began trying to peel back the layers of misunderstanding and pain to examine what went wrong. I ...
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