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A Letter to my Daughters
Read more: A Letter to my DaughtersSeveral months ago I received the following letter. It is beautiful, heartfelt and eloquent. I asked Kathleen Marie to share it with everyone here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage. _____ I have had much concern of late regarding spouses for my children, especially my two daughters, as they are the oldest of the four, so I…
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Godly Submission- Marriage Monday
Read more: Godly Submission- Marriage Mondaye-Mom at Chrysalis is hosting Marriage Monday. Marriage is one of the greatest gifts God has given to people. It is a strange and marvelous mystery where two individuals join and become one. Ephesians 5:31-32 (New International Version) 31″For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,…
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Thankful Thursday
Read more: Thankful ThursdayThis week I have been in awe of our Creator’s utter immensity. My research for a future post about the human body for Laced With Grace sent shivers across my skin today. The profound brilliance of our Lord pierces my soul. The human body so ordinary – so extraordinary. We are but bits of stardust,…
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He Just Doesn’t Get It!
Read more: He Just Doesn’t Get It!“Honey, please tell me you have noticed this.” I point to the water on the floor in the bathroom. “You are practically stepping in it.” He looks down, “Oh. Ya, I guess I did see that earlier.” It is at this point I can mentally blow a gasket. I don’t get it. How could he…
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Thankful Thursday
Read more: Thankful ThursdayThankful Thusday is an opportunity to give thanks to God for our spouses. Today, I am praising the Lord for my husband’s commitment to this ministry. Although my husband is not a believer, he allows me, no encourages me, to write about our lives. He said to me, “If our lives can help others, go…
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A Fine Linen Belt
Read more: A Fine Linen BeltIn Jeremiah 13, God tells Jeremiah to purchase a linen belt and tie it around his waist. Jeremiah does as God instructs him. Then God speaks a second time, telling Jeremiah to bury the belt in a crevice. Many days later, Jeremiah unearths the belt at God’s direction and finds it ruined and completely useless.…
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Engaged to an unbeliever?
Read more: Engaged to an unbeliever?Over the past year I have spoken with women who are engaged or dating a man who is not a Christian. I want to leave these words for you today. A woman’s heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man should have to seek Him first to find her. God’s word has much…
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Sanctuary
Read more: SanctuaryLord, prepare me To be a sanctuary Pure and holy Tried and true With thanksgiving I’ll a be a living Sanctuary For You. The first time I ever went on a youth trip was as a youth counselor. I’m sure I learned more that year than the teens I worked with. (I was green beyond…
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Sunday Smiles
Read more: Sunday SmilesAt Spiritually Unequal Marriage we explore many difficult and serious topics. We can feel overwhelmed with the seriousness of life because our struggles are sometimes enormous. Because of this fact, I want to share the joy of the Lord with you as well. Psalm 118:24 This is the day the LORD has made; let us…
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Submission to Your Husband is a Beautiful Thing
Read more: Submission to Your Husband is a Beautiful ThingThe following article was originally published at 1Peter3Living on October 1, 2007 by Heather Young: My husband and I have taken up swing dancing. I am finding his interest in learning very exciting because I have a background in dance. I studied dance all through school and learned various kinds from my mom as well…
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How Did We Get Here?
Read more: How Did We Get Here?It’s the question we all dance around. The one we sometimes want to ask but don’t. The one we dread being asked. The one we know the person’s dying to ask us when we tell them why our spouse doesn’t share our faith. “Did you know he wasn’t a Christian when you married him?” (I…
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Guest Writers:
Read more: Guest Writers:God in His great wisdom raises up men and women who are willing to share from their hearts what God has done in their lives and marriages. I am thankful for their willingness to share, to encourage, and give honor to our King. Meet our Guest Authors: Nicole Neri: My name is Nicole Neri and…
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Spiritual Warfare- The LIVING Word.
Read more: Spiritual Warfare- The LIVING Word.Ephesians 6:17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. As I prepare for many of the posts I write here a Spiritually Unequal Marriage, God frequently brings before me REAL and actual teaching moments. He cares so much for our welfare and spiritual growth that…
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The Devil and the Angel
Read more: The Devil and the AngelI screwed up again. And amazingly, I felt entitled to. (Insert yucky “ew” sound here, please.) So here’s how it played out. Months ago I agreed to let go of our cleaning service, because we had to cut costs. Now if you’re a busy mom (If? Yeah, I heard that snicker.), sometimes that can be…
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Thankful Thursday
Read more: Thankful ThursdayThis morning I just can’t help but praise our Lord for the changing of the seasons. I love the fall! It is a time where I watch our Lord wave his paint brush across the trees. The colors are spectacular. We serve a mighty and awesome God. Isaiah: 66:1This is what the LORD says: “Heaven…
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Where’s the Asprin?
Read more: Where’s the Asprin?Follow me to Christian Women Online. Christian Glitter by www.christianglitter.com Excerpt: …..Now let me remind you I was with my daughter, my twelve-year-old daughter. Do you think she wanted to ride the Teacups or leisurely sail through, It’s a Small World? Oh no, it was a fast-paced, head-jerking, bouncing, weaving, convulsing, scream your head off,…
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The Marks of Marriage
Read more: The Marks of MarriageTime again, I run across some interesting patterns in marriage. Just recently I spoke to a woman whose marriage suddenly ended after 14 years to her surprise. My heart broke for her and my alert bells went off as I found another piece to the pattern. I’m not an expert, but I put my observations…
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Sunday Smiles
Read more: Sunday SmilesAt Spiritually Unequal Marriage we explore many difficult and serious topics. We can feel overwhelmed with the seriousness of life because our struggles are sometimes enormous. Because of this fact, I want to share the joy of the Lord with you as well. Enjoy and have a blessed Sunday! Yesterday I received this picture via…
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So Be It
Read more: So Be ItI stood in a circle of anticipation. All week long I’d secretly hoped to hear another word from God. I’d asked him to speak to me, if that was his will. Now the last day of the Christian writer’s conference I’d attended all week had come, and my anticipation had peeked to bursting. Would God…
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Spiritual Warfare- The Arrow’s of Guilt and Shame
Read more: Spiritual Warfare- The Arrow’s of Guilt and ShameEphesians 6:16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. The shield that Paul was referring to here was not the small, round shield we normally think of. He was referring to the shield that a Roman soldier carried.…
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Piece by Piece
Read more: Piece by PieceUsually when I write a post, I find a picture after the fact to suit what I’ve written. But this time the picture came first. I love this image because it speaks of how we give away pieces of our heart, how we can walk around with gaps and holes (sometimes literally!) in our hearts,…
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Living Authentically -Spiritual Warfare
Read more: Living Authentically -Spiritual WarfareEphesians 6:15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. Wow, I hope everyone had a chance to view the comments regarding our conversation on television viewing with our unbelieving spouses. Excellent! Wise words. I found e-Mom’s comments delightful and true. She hints at the old adage, If…
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Prayer of Petition
Read more: Prayer of PetitionEven to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being…