This is a challenging statement to believe. Accepting someone is not approving their behavior, actions, or lifestyle. When you do not understand the difference, you only look at their behavior ...

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Accepting Someone Is NOT Approving Their Behavior

Too many people experience holiday stress instead of holiday joy and peace. Unfortunately, it happens during a time that could be much better for everyone. Hopefully, gathering for the holidays ...

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Holiday Stress Creates Turkey and Stressing

What if they continue with their wrong values and destructive behavior? It is tough not to worry when you believe they will never change. So, you continue to worry and ...

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They Will Never Change!

Your desires or wants fit into 3 categories, and too often, they are in the wrong category. In fact, Adam and Eve's desires were in the wrong category when they ...

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Your Desires Fit Into 3 Categories

Do you believe that people are free to act however they want? You will not answer that question correctly unless you understand freedom. Hopefully, as you learn the material in GR8 Relationships, ...

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People Are Free to Act However They Want

Love solves THE PROBLEM in any relationship. Unfortunately, agreeing with that statement without understanding what I said is easy. Most often, people think the solution for a relationship is when the ...

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Love Solves the PROBLEM for All Relationships!

Love is THE solution to all relationship problems. In fact, love will solve THE PROBLEM for all relationships. And, if you read or watch any of the GR8 Relationships material, ...

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Love Is THE Solution for Relationship Problems

When in relationship pain, your thoughts can be, "Is divorce the answer to my pain?" That question implies uncertainty about God's desire and PERFECTION! Trying to get out of pain ...

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Is Divorce the Answer?

Great relationships are probable when both parties have a similar, trustworthy, and valid definition of a great relationship. They must also consistently practice this definition. Robert Fritz states that the math ...

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Definition of a Great Relationship

What if I am being abused? What if I am told to participate in something illegal? Is submission best when it results in me sinning? What if they are... (gambling, ...

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Guidelines for Submission

Responsible freedom knows others have their own choices. So, you limit your freedom because love pursues the best for others. Each time you sacrifice some of your time, money, or ...

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Responsible Freedom or Irresponsible Freedom?

Be careful, if you promote individual rights without humility and, especially without love. When you do, you encourage irresponsible freedom. Your “flashing ME” will always see your rights as more ...

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Individual Rights and Freedom Used Incorrectly

The world, especially western culture, is drowning in gender confusion. What is a REAL man or REAL woman? How would you teach that to a child or anyone searching for ...

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REAL Men and Women Are Rare

When you think about yourself (thoughts about ME), you tend to be self-absorbed - and that is seldom something good for you. I speculate that 95% or more of the ...

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Thoughts about ME – Are They Always Bad?

Freedom is great! It is one of the highest and dearest principles for life and relationships. It is also similar to grace in some respects. Yet, it is not the ...

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Freedom Is Great – But Not Best!

Men and women are obviously different, which is part of the reason they disagree about getting relationship help. Not knowing the foundation for or why the following seven items are ...

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Relationship Help – 7 Reasons Couples Disagree About Getting Help

Have your heard someone say, "I just can't forgive myself?" It is a popular concept nowadays, but stop and think about it.How will you forgive yourself? Which part of you ...

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Forgive Yourself? How Will You Do That?

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs (1648) is a must-read book. I find it from time to time on Amazon. One of the great benefits of the book ...

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Contentment Is A Rare Jewel

 The Proverbs 31 woman is considered an excellent example of a godly woman, wife, and mother. Some believe this was not a real woman. Whether real or not, the statements ...

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Proverbs 31 Wife or Woman

Your sin nature has a short time frame for satisfaction, so satisfaction is temporary. Much of the problem comes from the judgments on men and women. The primary desire of the ...

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Satisfaction Is Temporary Because of the Judgments