Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas | Closer to Christ, Closer to Others
As a thank you to those who help support this column, we're giving away twenty free books (only one by me) and a few paid digital subscriptions to another Substack. All the details are …
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"Submit" has become a very contentious word in marriage ministry circles. I think it's a beautiful word. It reflects the spirit of Christ and is rooted in the virtue of humility that Scripture praises …
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“It’s been miserable, Gary,” the woman confessed. “We’ve only been married for three years but it has been the worst three years of my life. My husband has just been awful. And what frustrates me so …
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Is our love for pleasure part of the problem or part of the solution? I'd answer, both. I wrote a book fifteen years ago entitled Pure Pleasure: Why Do Christians Feel So Bad About Feeling …
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This might seem like an odd post for a guy who has focused on marriage ministry, but it’s possible to care too much about our marriages to the detriment of our spiritual enjoyment. The healthiest …
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For a couple of generations, the notion of punishment as a necessary practice has been passe, and discipline (which is designed to treat evil and transform us rather than punish us) has been seen as …
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