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Ron Encounters the ‘Marriage Matrix’
My good friend Ron is at it again. Still agonizing over what went wrong with his marriage, he wants to make sure he doesn’t make the same mistakes if he…
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The Elusive ‘Proverbs 31’ Ideal Today
When a friend recently asked me to share my thoughts on the “Proverbs 31” woman and man, it unexpectedly was a painful experience. As never before, I realized how cynical…
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Shocking Dating Lessons from My Very Good Friend Ron
I’ve written before about my friend Ron’s dating escapades. He’s now in his 60s, and it’s been quite eye-opening to reenter the world of dating after a marriage of over…
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The Basic Incompatibility of Men & Women
A friend was surprised by my reply when he said that he and his wife were incompatible. “Of course you are!” I said. “Apart from a miracle by God, men and…
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Brokenness, Vulnerability & Scrambled Eggs
I have a new theory—I would even call it a discovery—about two of life’s greatest mysteries. The two mysteries are related, and my theorem explains both. The first mystery is…
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The #1 Cause of Failed Marriages & Churches
Lately I’ve been pondering what’s the primary reason so many marriages and churches ultimately fail. Is it because of self-centeredness? Narcissism? A refusal to die to our own interests so…