Personal Growth

happiness in marriage more than a choice
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Happiness in Marriage: It’s More Than Just a Choice

“Happiness is a choice. Just make the decision to be happy and your marriage will be the better for it.” I’ve heard countless times – from readers, books, sermons, and marriage influencers – that one of the most important decisions in marriage is the decision to be happy. The idea being that married people just…

Are Men Designed to Obsess About Sex? (The Problem with Kevin Leman’s Sheet Music)
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Are Men Designed to Obsess About Sex? (The Problem with Kevin Leman’s Sheet Music)

Are men designed to obsess about sex? This week, I came across a post on Sheila Gregoire’s Facebook page where she was “fixing” a quote by popular marriage author Kevin Leman. The quote is from Leman’s book Sheet Music, where he writes, “Let’s talk about making Mr. Happy smile. Mr. Happy likes to be kissed.”…

how church beliefs affect marriage
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How Church Beliefs Affect Marriage

Binary thinking forms a significant part of evangelical fundamentalism. Binary thinking “refers to the tendency to view things in strict black-and-white terms, often ignoring the nuances and complexities that exist within any given situation. It involves categorizing concepts, people, or ideas into two opposing and mutually exclusive groups, without considering the possibility of a spectrum…