by joebeam | Mar 8, 2011 | How To's, Life, Marriage Trouble, Overcoming the Past, Relationship
In the last blog, I mentioned three steps to forgiveness. The first two are essential; the third optional. That blog covered the first two — deciding to see the other as a flawed human rather than Satan personified and deciding not to take vengeance. Now we move...
by joebeam | Mar 2, 2011 | God, How To's, Life, Overcoming the Past, Uncategorized
Forgiveness does not necessarily mean reconciliation. One CAN forgive and NOT create or restore a relationship with the person(s) that they forgive. Think of forgiving as having three aspects. The first two are essential if you are to free yourself from the burden of...
by joebeam | Feb 28, 2011 | God, How To's, Life, Overcoming the Past, Relationship
If you’ve lived life long enough (maybe past the first grade, for example) you’ve likely been hurt. Some who hurt you were people you didn’t really care about. Some were people you cared deeply for. Strangers can hurt us. Ministers. Teachers....
by joebeam | Feb 22, 2011 | Marriage, Marriage Trouble, Relationship, Sex, Uncategorized
Only two responses to my blog about wives using sexually explicit material? Hmm. Expected more. Maybe the subject is too embarrassing or people don’t want to be associated with any discussion of it. Maybe. Maybe something else altogether. Based on the couples we...
by joebeam | Feb 17, 2011 | Desire, Marriage, Sex
My online poll asked this question: Who in your home watches or uses sexually explicit material (porn, erotica, etc.) The responses were: Husband – 24% Wife – 7% Both Husband and Wife – 11% Neither – 51% Who Knows? – 7% More than 40...
