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  • Got Questions? We Have Answers!

    Got Questions? We Have Answers!

    What is a Spiritually Unequal Marriage Blog topic you would like to read about? This was the question posted to the SUM FB page on May 21, 2018 Today, I would like to put forward a question to the SUM community that was asked. I know there are many wise SUMites who have walked this…

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  • Reader Question

    Reader Question

    Hey ladies,  You mentioned in your book together about how you handle media choices. Could you share some advice? Music, tv, entertainers (comedians), too much screen time overall? Also praying that pornography is not an current or future issue.  Thanks! Jen Jen’s question is such a good one, my friends, and she graciously gave me permission…

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  • I’m Pissed Off!!!

    I’m Pissed Off!!!

    Can I say that on a Christian blog? Well, at least it's a righteous anger….. Read with me and then share with me your thoughts. Hugs, Lynn Believing Wife – Agnostic Husband (names have been omitted for privacy)  Earlier in the week, Dineen and I received an email from a reader who was seeking some…

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  • Reader Questions: What About Tithing?

    Reader Questions: What About Tithing?

    This is a reader question from April, 2009. It's still applies today. Hugs, Lynn This week's question is from Amanda: "I would love to hear how you handle giving (financially) in a SUM. I don't think it would be accurate to say that my husband is an unbeliever exactly, but he is less inclined than…

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  • Reader Question: My Friends Want To Save My Husband

    Reader Question: My Friends Want To Save My Husband

    Subject: What to do when your friends want to save your husband Dear Lynn: I have an interesting concern; one I have yet to hear about in the comments and posts throughout the SUM Nation community.  I have a community of Christian friends who are "Jesus with skin on." These women (and men) have taken…

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  • Reader Question: Struggling with Shame and Regret

    Reader Question: Struggling with Shame and Regret

    Hi Lynn and Dineen, I am writing this email because I feel an incredibly heavy burden. Right now I am struggling with a great deal of shame and an amount of regret over my decision to marry an unbeliever last year. It is tough for me to really believe that through this mistake, God will…

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  • Reader Question: I Don’t Know What to Do

    Reader Question: I Don’t Know What to Do

    Hello Dineen and Lynn.  My husband and I have been married for 15 years. He told me in January 2013 that he was no longer a Christian. He became an aetheist at 51 years old. I was and still am devastated.  I married a Christian man and we based our marriage on the same religious…

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  • Reader Question: How Do I Respect Him

    Reader Question: How Do I Respect Him

    Today I'm tackling another reader question: Lynn, Hi there, thanks so much for getting back to me.  I am worried because I feel that my marriage is more than just spiritually mismatched–it's all around mismatched.  Somehow, during a period of rebellion apparently, I got myself into a marriage with a man whose core values I…

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  • A Reader Question: Could I Be Unequally Yoked?

    A Reader Question: Could I Be Unequally Yoked?

    Let’s tackle a reader question today. Often I receive an email such as below. Today, I’m sharing this reader’s question and my reply. I hope for all of those in our SUM House who are walking this particular journey in marriage find encouragement. Hugs, Lynn  Hello, Lynn: I've been wondering about something: is it assumed…

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