Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas | Closer to Christ, Closer to Others
The longer I am in ministry, the more I come across parents of adult children who live with self-condemnation because they feel like they weren't the parents they longed to be. Some of them really did …
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I was asked to speak at a date night and chose the topic, 5 Words of Comfort for Those in Difficult Marriages. In this video I explain why I chose the topic, and then go into those five words. If you …
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So much of my adult life has been spent trying to connect my faith and my marriage, looking for how being thoughtful and intentional in my marriage correlates to being a thoughtful and intentional …
“You know, your prayers are pretty shallow. Why don’t you pray a real prayer?” The young man was reeling—was she really going to leave him because his prayers weren’t “good enough?” “Why are you …
Debra Fileta and I noticed that it's often easier for couples to engage in physical intimacy than to talk about it. But talking about it takes that level of intimacy to a much higher level. It can …
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The following is an excerpt from Chapter 5 in Dr. Carol Tanksley's new book Sexpectations: Reframing Your Good and Not-So-Good Stories About God, Love, and Relationships. Drawing from …
