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Question of the Week

Week of 10/06/08 - I Don't Enjoy Sex
Week of 09/29/08 - Slacking in Marriage
Week of 09/22/08 - Anger Is Destroying My Marriage
Week of 09/15/08 - Guy Who Doesn't Love God
Week of 09/08/08 - Good Marriage But Boring Bedroom
Week of 09/02/08 - Denied of Sex
Week of 08/25/08 - Getting On the Same Page (part 4)
Week of 08/18/08 - Getting On the Same Page (part 3)
Week of 08/11/08 - Getting On the Same Page (part 2)
Week of 08/04/08 - Getting On the Same Page (part 1)
Week of 07/28/08 - When Is Separation OK?
Week of 07/14/08 - Keeping Marriage Exciting
Week of 07/07/08 - Fear of Remarriage
Week of 06/30/08 - Happy Marriage
Week of 06/23/08 - Dishonest Behavior in a Marriage
Week of 06/16/08 - Blending a Family
Week of 06/09/08 - Opposite Personalities
Week of 06/02/08 - Devotion
Week of 05/27/08 - Wanting Affection
Week of 05/19/08 - Fighting Over Divorce
Week of 05/12/08 - Recovering a Marriage
Week of 05/05/08 - Fighting for Your Marriage
Week of 04/28/08 - Acts of Love
Week of 04/21/08 - Constantly Fighting
Week of 04/14/08 - Forgiving My Husband
Week of 04/07/08 - Lessons Learned Through Dating
Week of 03/31/08 - Husband = Soulmate?
Week of 03/24/08 - Shrink Your Gap of Expectation
Week of 03/17/08 - No Mothering Instinct
Week of 03/10/08 - Treasure Hunting
Week of 03/03/08 - Resurfacing Past Issues
Week of 02/25/08 - Adultery
Week of 02/18/08 - Heated Discussions
Week of 02/11/08 - Exposed to Pornography
Week of 02/04/08 - Mom's Phone Counsel
Week of 01/21/08 - Forgiving a Colleague
Week of 01/08/08 - Too Young to Marry?
Week of 12/31/07 - Sexual Addiction
Week of 12/24/07 - One Sided Communication
Week of 12/17/07 - Unequally Yoked
Week of 12/11/07 - Sexual Differences
Week of 12/03/07 - Weight Struggle
Week of 11/26/07 - A Woman's Needs
Week of 11/20/07 - Bedroom Boundaries
Week of 11/12/07 - Validation
Week of 11/05/07 - Marital Strife
Week of 10/29/07 - Repetitive Apologies
Week of 10/23/07 - Road Rage
Week of 10/15/07 - Creating Space
Week of 10/08/07 - Getting Emotionally Detached
Week of 10/02/07 - Small Group Hi-jacker
Week of 09/24/07 - Hating My Ex-Wife
Week of 09/17/07 - When to Start Dating
Week of 09/10/07 - Still Struggling With Lust
Week of 09/04/07 - Putting Past Insecurities
Week of 08/27/07 - Caring for Your Pastor
Week of 08/20/07 - When to Let Go
Week of 08/13/07 - Forgiving a Crime
Week of 08/06/07 - Insincere Apologies
Week of 07/30/07 - Negativity in My Son
Week of 07/23/07 - Forgiving My Parents
Week of 07/16/07 - My Anger Is a Problem
Week of 07/09/07 - Setting Limits
Week of 07/02/07 - Traveling with a Male Boss
Week of 06/25/07 - Handling Parents
Week of 06/18/07 - Anger Towards My Wife
Week of 06/11/07 - Trouble With Forgiveness
Week of 06/04/07 - Faith in a Relationship
Week of 05/29/07 - Consumed With Anger
Week of 05/21/07 - Christians and Pornography
Week of 05/14/07 - Preparing for My Honeymoon
Week of 04/30/07 - Is It the Right Time?
Week of 04/23/07 - Physical Intimacy
Week of 04/17/07 - Should We Wait On Marriage?
Week of 04/09/07 - Caring For My Father
Week of 04/02/07 - Where Did the Excitement Go?
Week of 03/26/07 - Still Feeling Empty
Week of 03/19/07 - Critical Attitude
Week of 03/12/07 - Differences in Men And Women
Week of 03/05/07 - Looking for Husband
Week of 02/26/07 - I Want to Clean Up My Life
Week of 02/19/07 - Warning to Husbands
Week of 02/12/07 - Making Big Decisions
Week of 02/05/07 - I Promise Series Help
Week of 01/29/07 - Awful at Confrontation
Week of 01/22/07 - Mistakes With Money
Week of 01/15/07 - Too Opinionated?
Week of 01/08/07 - Losing Patience
Week of 01/02/07 - Intimacy in Marriage
Week of 12/25/06 - Apply DNA to Your Church
Week of 12/18/06 - Meaningful Apologies
Week of 12/11/06 - Feeling Unloved
Week of 12/04/06 - Sarcasm in Marriage
Week of 11/27/06 - Defeated By Siblings
Week of 11/20/06 - Being More Verbal
Week of 11/13/06 - Temptation at Work
Week of 11/06/06 - Haggard Sex Scandal
Week of 10/23/06 - Keeping God's Word Fresh
Week of 10/16/06 - Directing a Child
Week of 10/09/06 - Will My Emotions Catch Up?
Week of 10/02/06 - To Truly Listen
Week of 09/25/06 - Honor Your Spouse
Week of 09/18/06 - God Still Cares
Week of 09/11/06 - Die to Self
Week of 09/05/06 - Walls Between a Couple
Week of 08/28/06 - Serving My Church
Week of 08/21/06 - "Righteous Anger"
Week of 08/14/06 - Lust
Week of 08/07/06 - Unattracted to My Spouse
Week of 07/31/06 - Communication With My Spouse
Week of 07/24/06 - A 50-50 Marriage
Week of 07/17/06 - My Wife Nit Picks
Week of 07/10/06 - Forgiveness
Week of 07/03/06 - Was It Just My Fantasy?
Week of 06/26/06 - Is Our Marriage Savable?
Week of 06/19/06 - Am I Too Clingy?
Week of 06/12/06 - Having Nightmares
Week of 06/05/06 - Physical Health
Week of 05/29/06 - Hope for Happiness
Week of 05/22/06 - Marriage Roles
Week of 05/15/06 - Power Over Lust
Week of 05/08/06 - Communication With My Wife
Week of 05/01/06 - My "Wind Down" Time
Week of 04/24/06 - Meeting Needs
Week of 04/17/06 - Physical Intimacy
Week of 04/10/06 - Ready for Engagement?
Week of 04/03/06 - Need to Balance Work & Family
Week of 03/27/06 - Our Marriage Is in a Rut
Week of 03/20/06 - Little Irritations
Week of 03/13/06 - How Long to Date
Week of 03/06/06 - Causing Unhappiness
Week of 02/27/06 - Honoring My Husband
Week of 02/21/06 - Is Our Marriage Over?
Week of 02/13/06 - Core Fear
Week of 02/06/06 - We Aren't Connecting
Week of 01/30/06 - Holding Out for Hope
Week of 01/23/06 - Addicted to Porn
Week of 01/16/06 - I Am Burned Out
Week of 01/09/06 - Communicating With My Husband
Week of 01/03/06 - My Husband Left
Week of 12/27/05 - My Husband Won't Talk
Week of 12/19/05 - Struggling With Unemployment
Week of 12/12/05 - Balancing an Extended Family
Week of 12/05/05 - Torn by Fighting
Week of 11/28/05 - Scared of Divorce
Week of 11/21/05 - Pushing Away Your Children
Week of 11/07/05 - Intimacy in Marriage
Week of 10/31/05 - Healing a Marriage
Week of 10/24/05 - "How Do I Get My Son to Communicate With Me"?
Week of 10/17/05 - Encouraging Health
Week of 10/10/05 - Is Work Coming Before Family?
Week of 10/03/05 - Lack of Communication
Week of 09/26/05 - Lord's Name in Vain
Week of 09/19/05 - Lust
Week of 09/12/05 - Dealing with Hurricane Katrina
Week of 09/05/05 - All Used Up
Week of 08/29/05 - Growing Cold
Week of 08/22/05 - Abandoned
Week of 08/15/05 - Internet Temptation
Week of 08/08/05 - Sexual Addiction
Week of 08/01/05 - Anger
Week of 07/25/05 - Pride
Week of 07/18/05 - Having More Children
Week of 07/11/05 - Parenting
Week of 07/04/05 - Balance
Week of 06/27/05 - Emotionally Detached
Week of 06/20/05 - Intimacy
Week of 06/13/05 - Emotionally Understood—Mother
Week of 06/06/05 - Emotionally Understood
Week of 05/30/05 - Struggle for Control
Week of 05/23/05 - Divorce
Week of 05/16/05 - Stepfamilies
Week of 05/09/05 - Major Decisions
Week of 05/02/05 - Dealing with an Angry Colleague
Week of 04/25/05 - Can One Spouse Make a Marriage Turn Around and Work?
Week of 04/18/05 - How Can I Trust My Spouse?
Week of 04/11/05 - Forgive an Abusive Man?
Week of 04/04/05 - Teenager Stealing?
Week of 03/28/05 - Forgiveness
Week of 03/21/05 - Pre-marital Question


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