In Wednesday’s post I talked about how to write a good title and why it’s important that the title not be catchy or clever, but it should communicate the essence of what you have to offer.  Case in point: “Making Marriage Fun Again.”
As I said Wednesday, life is about making something of yourself; of your [...]

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We are in, no doubt, perilous times.  What we’re going through is a major transition of the way we do business in America.
This means that more people than usual are under financial pressures. Those financial pressures also show up in relationship strains where marriages and families enter into conflicts that oftentimes cause them to drift [...]

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It’s a shocking statistic when you wake up to realize that less than half of the adults in America are married; down over 34% from 30 years ago.  This is unacceptable and we need to do something about it.
There are two kinds of people: those who are married, and those who want to get married.  [...]

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About four or five years ago I was invited into a group called Holy Smokes.  It sounds great, doesn’t it?  And it was and has been.  About 12 guys who do life together, we meet every week unless we are out of town; and we enjoy some fine cigars and read the Bible together.  We’ve [...]

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Over the years of dealing with families, family issues, parenting, and the challenges that come with it, I’ve noticed a trend developing.It was true in my home, and it’s true in so many others.  Here it is: Fathers who are either passive, afraid, or just totally disengaged in the parenting process.
Now let me be honest.  [...]

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One of the most powerful things we can do is to build other people up.  It’s amazing how much power we have over people with the words we use or refuse to use.  This power is never more evident than in marriage.
So today I want to send out praise to Paula, my wife [...]

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By now you probably know the controversy surrounding Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien.  What you may not be aware of is, how they are dealing with it.
Here is the bottom line.  Jay Leno has been on the Tonight Show forever, number one in his time-slot.  So Conan O’Brien has followed him, and grown a [...]

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I read a statistic the other day that shocked me.  That is, in 1930 over 84% of all Americans were married.  But today, the number of married people has dropped to below 50%.
This is shocking.  I am amazed that no one is taking up the banner and waving the flag, because the [...]

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