A best friend’s wedding: How to balance your budget
'Tis the season... the season of tux fittings, cake selection, guest lists, ring resizing, alterations, centerpieces, and general wedding bliss!
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How to date as a single person
Waiting, watching, praying, seeking counsel, more waiting, more talking, more praying. Christian circles are full of dating talk, and many well-meaning people offer input. I’ve gone through every stage – the I-Kissed-Dating-Goodbye stage, the I-Gave-Dating-A-Chance stage, the Live-Like-A-Hermit-‘Til-He-Comes-Riding-in-on-a-Hor…
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A messy, scary battle with sin
It had been a long day, and I was excited to come home and have time to relax. I’d kicked off my shoes and was all ready to curl up with a good book and my journal. Casually I glanced up – and that’s when I saw it. A large black object on the ceiling above the kitchen table. It was one of my worst fears, in the flesh. Or the exoskeleton.…
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The memory of God’s people
Don't forget the ones in pain and heartache and worry. Keep caring.
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Life in the Toolbox
I feel a bit like a construction worker, loaded up with all the most useful, expensive power tools in the world but no building materials.
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How to have a good fight
Fighting well is hard. Dr Linda Mintle offers 6 rules of healthy fighting to help you make sure when you fight, you fight healthy.
Common relationship problems
Dr. Linda Mintle outlines three common problems couples may face at different times in their relationship and how to overcome them.
The trap of perfectionism
Are you pushing too much, overcorrecting, not allowing others to learn from their mistakes? Dr. Linda Mintle offers how to overcome perfectionism.