Tag: intimacy

• An Open Letter of Encouragement

  

  REMINDER!! Don’t forget our Mixed Q&A GroupWednesdays at 4:30pm Pacific TimeRegister HERE. “Courageous” by Casting Crowns AmazonMusicSpotifyYouTube My Friends, I have a story to tell you. I hope it brings encouragement and hope for a future of intimacy and honor. Last week, Tuesday I think [actually January, 2021], Lynn hurt her back picking up a…

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• Anger

  

  I’m writing this week’s blog sort of on the fly. There are some things going on with mentees and friends and I’m in a bit of a quandary on the topic of “Anger”. I’m going to ponder openly here; process my thoughts. Weigh in with a reply if you choose. I’ve heard it said by…

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• Mars vs Venus

  

  SPOILER ALERT: Major oversimplification ahead in order to make a point! Most of us have heard about the Mars & Venus issue. Mars is rough and tough and his only job is “laying that Mastodon at the feet of his woman.” He gets to growl and roar and strut and expects Venus to throw him…

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• Intimacy

  

  I state on our home page that this is Lynn’s and my blog.  I believe that despite the fact that I do the writing and she probably never will.  She is, however, inextricably entwined in everything I write.  The words are mine but the reality of it all is ours. Until now. I’m still writing…

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• Communication

  

  As I sat at the breakfast table a good many weeks ago I had a thought.  Lynn and I had just finished our devotional in the Psalms (thank you, Dr. Keller – see the Resources tab) and it was a quiet moment.  I looked at her eyes and realized she was reading the back of…

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• Rebuilder or Destroyer?

  

  Into our lives come all kinds of bits of information.  It comes from sources both expected and unexpected.  Sometimes it’s trite and trivial but sometimes there comes a person or a movie or a book or something that absolutely alters the way you see … life.  Yes.  It can be that affective. I want to…

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• Ephesians 5:21ff

  

  I wrote this as an email to a Pastor friend of mine when he asked me how I view this particular passage now that I’m out of my addiction; he needed it for a sermon he was preparing. “Ben (not his real name) – I am no theologian. You know this. You’ve asked me for the “Rest of the…

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