by joebeam | May 24, 2011 | God, Marriage, Marriage Trouble, Orgasm, Overcoming the Past, Relationship, Sex, Sin? Wrong? Or not?
Question received through the Internet: 20 years into our marriage, I “came out” to my wife and told her of my homosexual past. She said she would stay with me as long as I remain faithful to her (I have been & intend to). We love each other, but now...
by joebeam | Mar 17, 2011 | God, How To's, Life, Marriage Trouble, Overcoming the Past, Sex, Uncategorized
Before we examine reconciliation, let’s talk about something called “decision based forgiveness.” Baskin and Enright wrote about it in a scholarly article published in 2004 in the Journal of Counseling and Development. If a person waits until he or...
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 Andrea Frazer | Jan 26, 2011 | Andrea Frazer, God, Parenting, Uncategorized
By Guest Blogger Andrea Frazer Written a few months back. I’m catching up on posting! Halloween is just around the corner. Fortunately for me, I have two very creative children who aren’t content buying overpriced cheesey costumes from a chain store....
by joebeam | Jan 24, 2011 | God, How To's, Life, Marriage Trouble, Relationship, Uncategorized
Q: I was at your LovePath 911 workshop last year and Joe had shared his personal story and said that he had prayed a prayer when he was going thru his struggles asking for God’s help. He said that the prayer he had been praying should have been something else....