Tag Archives: Valentine’s Day

How to Battle Back-to-Back: Pray Together

Posted on February 14, 2016 by rebeccabruner

This week, I had two wisdom teeth pulled. As wisdom tooth removals go, I know I had it easy. Both were fully “erupted,” as they say in the dental biz, and came out without a lot of yanking. When you … Continue reading →

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How to Battle Back-to-Back: Practice Forgiveness

Posted on February 13, 2016 by rebeccabruner

“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you” (Ephesians 4:32) Forgiveness. Every child of God knows it’s essential. We all know that, in Christ, we are the recipients of God’s … Continue reading →

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How to Battle Back-to-Back: Offer Encouragement and Recall Truth

Posted on February 12, 2016 by rebeccabruner

Today, we are going to look at two closely related ways of battling back-to-back: offering encouragement and recalling the truth. When our circumstances become overwhelming, the enemy attempts to blind us to the truth. Discouragement takes hold. Soon we forget … Continue reading →

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How to Battle Back-to-Back: Speak Blessings

Posted on February 11, 2016 by rebeccabruner

Yesterday, I talked about the importance of giving thanks for the people our spouses are today, instead of continually fantasizing about who we might wish they’d become. While it is essential that we focus on the things in our marriages … Continue reading →

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How to Battle Back-to-Back: Give Thanks

Posted on February 10, 2016 by rebeccabruner

One of the biggest problems with the idealized vision of romance promoted on Valentine’s Day is that it can breed discontentment. How many times has Valentine’s Day left you disappointed because it didn’t measure up to everything you were hoping … Continue reading →

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How to Really Love Your Spouse

Posted on February 9, 2016 by rebeccabruner

In this season of hearts, flowers, and candy, it can be easy to lose sight of what loving your spouse is really all about. The purveyors of Valentine’s Day would like us to believe that love is about the idealized … Continue reading →

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Love is a Verb

Posted on February 12, 2015 by rebeccabruner

Valentine’s Day is coming, and in this season when we celebrate romance, it can be easy to lose sight of what true love is really all about. Roses, chocolates, sentimental cards, and passionate kisses: these are the images continually put forward to symbolize the essence of true love. But I’d like to challenge you to think bigger. Continue reading →

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