Tuesday, Jan 27, 2009

Don't Let Pornography Win

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I am mad about pornography.

Are you?

I think we should be livid. It is stealing so much from us.

First, of course, are the husbands who become addicted to it, cheating on their wives with airbrushed images.

Then it is the men in their late teens and early twenties who become so into pornography that they lose interest in real relationships.

And let's not forget the impact of pornography on young people, who see it all too easily when they're just starting to get sexual feelings. Boy, does that mess them up!

But it can mess us up, too. (30% of all pornography users are now female). And it certainly messes up men. It rewires their brains so that what is arousing is no longer a real, living, breathing woman, but is instead only an image. And even when the pornography addiction is broken, it's difficult to have a healthy sexual relationship because the wife doesn't seem attractive anymore.

In today's podcast, I give a short overview of the issues. Listen in, and then pray! And install parental controls for the parents as well as the kids!

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Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009

How to Change Your Marriage When You Feel Stuck

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Have you ever felt like your marriage wasn't all it's cracked up to be? Have you ever wished that things would just get better?

At different times we all have. And today I have good news for you: your marriage can change! It really can.

At this point you're probably thinking: "What? You can teach my husband to give me some time to myself sometimes?". Nope. "You can teach him to do stuff with the kids?". Nope. "You can help him be more romantic?" Nope again.

I'm not talking about trying to change your husband. I'm talking about changing you.

Maybe you think you're not the problem. And that may even be the case. Perhaps you're being as good a wife as you think you can be. But the secret to changing a relationship isn't in waiting for someone else to change. It's to grab the bull by the horns and change yourself, and see what happens!

In today's podcast that's what I talk about. It's short, so you can listen while you surf the web, or you can download it to your iPod (if you subscribe by iTunes. Just click on the icon on the right hand column of this page). Listen in. I hope it will inspire you!

(Note: in March 2009, mypodcast.com crashed, and I had to reload all the archives. So the numbers of downloads is way off, just FYI!)

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Tuesday, Jan 13, 2009

Till Kids Do Us Part

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You'd die for your kids. Absolutely.

But would you die for your husband?

Well, of that you're probably not so sure. And that's the way it should be. We have a different kind of love for our children and our spouses.

But if the love we have for our children overshadows our relationship with our spouse, we're in trouble, and we endanger our kids. The best thing we can do for our children is to love their father, because that gives them the solid foundation they need.

In this short podcast, listen as I share my story about loving your spouse, no matter what happens, so that your marriage stays strong. I share our grief about our baby boy who was born with a serious heart defect, and how hard times with your kids can definitely put a strain on your marriage.

It's part of a talk that I gave to some pediatric residents at Queen's University, and it was a great chance to share some truths about marriage to those who will be advising parents for their career!

Don't forget to subscribe to the podcasts! And visit my blog at To Love, Honor and Vacuum!

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Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009

Resolutions You Can Keep!

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Have you broken all your New Year's Resolutions yet? I've jogged once, but I'm going to get there. My goal, as opposed to a resolution, is that I be able to run three miles by my birthday in May. I think I can do it! Even better, I think I really am beating that Diet Pepsi habit. I have to get rid of aspartame.

But why is it that we often make these New Year's Resolutions that we never keep? And then we feel so guilty? Today, listen in on my podcast when I talk about what's wrong with many of our resolutions, and how to aim for the right thing! It's not too long, and you can listen while you surf the web.

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