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Most Common Complaints Men Have About Women—and Vice VersaPrinter view
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Topics: Communication, Conflict, Disunity, Division, Factions, Fighting, Gender differences, Grace, Husbands, Impatience, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Men, Patience, Spouses, Unity, Wives, Women
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Men, Women, Women
References: Romans 12:10, Romans 15:7, Galatians 3:28, Ephesians 5:22, Colossians 3:10, James 1:19
Tone: Warn

University of Louisville psychologist Michael Cunningham recently did an extensive study of the most common complaints men and women have about each other. Here is what he discovered.

The most common complaints men have concerning women include:

  • the silent treatment
  • bringing up past transgressions
  • being too hot or too cold
  • being critical
  • being stubborn and refusing to give in

The most common complaints ...


Women More Religious Than MenPrinter view
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Topics: Belief, Church, Faith, Gender differences, Men, Prayer, Prayer, believing in, Prayer, persistence in, Prayers, Religion, Social Trends, Society, Spirituality, Unbelief, Women
Filters: Christian Culture, Men, Statistics, Women
References: Matthew 6:9-15, Matthew 8:18-22, Matthew 10:34-39, Matthew 26:56, Matthew 27:46, Matthew 27:55, Mark 15:34, Luke 8:2-3, Luke 11:1-13, Luke 14:25-35, Luke 23:49, Luke 23:55, Acts 1:14, Romans 8:26-27, 1 Corinthians 11:11-12, Galatians 3:28, Philippians 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, 2 Timothy 4:9-11, Hebrews 10:24-25
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

According to a 2009 study by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life, women are more religious than men:

  • Women (86 percent) are more likely than men (79 percent) to be affiliated with a religion.
  • Women (77 percent) are more likely than men (65 percent) to believe in God or a "Universal Spirit."
  • Women (66 percent) are more likely than men (49 percent) to pray daily.
  • Women (44 percent) are more likely than men (34 percent) to regularly attend worship services.


"Fireproof": Commitment to Marriage Printer view
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Topics: Commitment, Contentment, Covenant, Dedication, Devotion, Divorce, Faithfulness, human, Gender differences, Husbands, Love, romantic, Marriage, Marriage, Duty, Men, Perspective, Relationships, Romance, Sacrifice, Selfishness, Selflessness, Self-sacrifice, Spouses, Trials, Vows, Wives, Women
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Men, Movies & TV, Women
References: Genesis 2:24, Malachi 2:13-16, Matthew 19:3-9, Mark 10:2-12, Luke 16:18, Romans 12:1-2, 1 Corinthians 6:9-20, Ephesians 5:21-33, Hebrews 13:4
Tone: Commend

Fireproof is the story of Caleb and Kathryn Holt, a couple that is considering divorce after seven years of marriage. In one last attempt to salvage their marriage, Caleb's father asks Caleb to try a 40-day experiment he calls The Love Dare. Caleb agrees. In this scene Caleb (Kirk Cameron), a firefighter, is sitting at a kitchen table in the firehouse with the his co-worker, Michael (Ken Bevel). Caleb ...


"Fireproof": The Power of Marriage Counseling Printer view
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Topics: Commitment, Contentment, Dedication, Devotion, Divorce, Faithfulness, human, Gender differences, Husbands, Love, romantic, Marriage, Marriage, Duty, Men, Perspective, Relationships, Romance, Sacrifice, Selfishness, Selflessness, Self-sacrifice, Spouses, Trials, Vows, Wives, Women
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Men, Movies & TV, Women
References: Genesis 2:24, Malachi 2:13-16, Matthew 19:3-9, Mark 10:2-12, Luke 16:18, Romans 12:1-2, 1 Corinthians 6:9-20, Ephesians 5:21-33, Hebrews 13:4
Tone: Commend

Fireproof is the story of Caleb and Kathryn Holt, a couple that is considering divorce after seven years of marriage. In one last attempt to salvage their marriage, Caleb's father asks Caleb to try a 40-day experiment he calls "The Love Dare." Caleb agrees. In this scene Caleb (Kirk Cameron), a firefighter, is working out at the gym with one of his co-workers, Michael (Ken Bevel). The night before, ...


Men Are Computers, Women Are Cell PhonesPrinter view
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Topics: Communication, Conflict, Division, Family, Fatherhood, Fathers, Father's Day, Gender differences, Grace, Husbands, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Men, Motherhood, Mothers, Mother's Day, Parenting, Parents, Patience, Spouses, Unity, Wives, Women
Filters: Free, Marriage & Sex, Men, Props & Symbols, Stories, Women
References: Romans 12:10, Romans 15:7, Galatians 3:28, Ephesians 6:4, Colossians 3:10-15, James 1:19-27
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

"I don't know how we're going to sort out tonight's schedule," I gushed as my husband, Richie, came through the door. "You're late—and Andrew has a game an hour away. One of us has to get him there by 7:00. Jordan has a game here. Kaley is cheering at Jordan's game, but she also has a game right before his—and it's the same time as Andrew's away game. That's also the time Allie and Daniel ...


"Seinfeld": Marriage Is a Man-Made PrisonPrinter view
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Topics: Commitment, Contentment, Culture, Dating, Dedication, Devotion, Divorce, Entertainment, Faithfulness, human, Fidelity, Freedom, Gender differences, Husbands, Independence, Individualism, Love, romantic, Marriage, Marriage, Duty, Men, Perspective, Relationships, Romance, Secularism, Self-Indulgence, Selfishness, Spouses, Television, Trials, Unfaithfulness, Vows, Wives, Women
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Movies & TV
References: Genesis 2:24, Malachi 2:13-16, Matthew 19:3-9, Mark 10:2-12, Luke 16:18, Romans 12:1-2, 1 Corinthians 6:9-20, Ephesians 5:21-33, Hebrews 13:4
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

In a Seinfeld episode entitled "The Engagement," Jerry and his friend, George Costanza (Jason Alexander), have decided it's time to "grow up" and treat the women they date with a little more respect (George has just broken up with a woman because she beat him in chess). The conversation leaves such an indelible mark on George that he immediately looks up an old girlfriend, goes to her apartment, and ...


Depression Rates and Church AttendancePrinter view
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Topics: Believers, Body of Christ, Christians, Church, Church attendance, Community, Conscience, Depression, Emotions, Family of God, Feelings, Fellowship, Fellowship with man, Gender differences, Membership, Men, Overcoming, Perspective, Priesthood of believers, Problems, Relationships, Saints, Strength, Suffering, Testing, Tests, Trials, Unity, Victorious living, Women
Filters: Christian Culture, Men, Statistics, Women
References: Proverbs 27:17, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, John 13:34-35, Acts 2:42-47, Romans 12:10, 1 Corinthians 1:10, Galatians 6:2, Ephesians 4:11-16, Hebrews 10:25, James 5:14-16, 1 Peter 3:8
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

Rate of major depression in women who have attended religious services since childhood: 27 percent

Rate in women who have changed attendance patterns (nearly all had stopped attending services): 36 percent

Incidence of major depression in men who have always attended religious services: 31 percent

Incidence in men who have stopped attending: 24 percent


New York City Official Underestimates the Impact of GenderPrinter view
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Topics: Creation, Culture, Female, Feminism, Gender differences, Government, Homosexuality, Human condition, Human nature, Male, Man, Nature, Postmodernism, Sex, Will, human, Women
Filters: Humor, Science and Nature, Stories
References: Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:22-25, Psalm 139:13, Proverbs 14:12, 1 Corinthians 6:19, 2 Timothy 4:3
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

In January of 2007, the New York City Board of Health unexpectedly withdrew a proposal to allow city residents to change the sex on their birth certificates without undergoing sex-change procedures. Heath Commissioner Thomas R. Frieden, who enthusiastically supported the plan only a month before, told the New York Times that institutions like hospitals and jails raised concerns the board hadn't considered: ...


Dr. Laura Affirms Differences Between Men and WomenPrinter view
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Topics: Adam and Eve, Boys, Creator, Feminism, Gender differences, Girls, Men, Nature, Women
Filters: Men, Pop Culture, Women
References: Genesis 2:18-25, 1 Corinthians 11:3-16
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

Well, the fact is, men and women are different physically, psychologically, motivationally, and temperamentally. Anyone who has had exposure to babies and children can tell you that boys and girls respond differently to the world right from the start.

Give both a doll and the girl will cuddle it, while the boy will more likely use it as a projectile or weapon. Give them two dolls and the girl will ...


Man Re-Unites Lost ShoesPrinter view
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Topics: Companionship, Direction, Divorce, Fall of Humanity, Free will, Gender differences, God, providence of, Guidance, Human condition, Loneliness, Lostness, Marriage, Reconciliation, Restoration, Sinful nature, Spiritual direction, Spouses, Will, human
Filters: International, Marriage & Sex, Stories
References: Genesis 2:24, Proverbs 18:22, Matthew 19:3-6, Mark 10:9, Romans 5:11, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Tone: Commend

In May of 1990, the cargo ship Hansa Carrier was hit by a severe storm during its voyage from South Korea to the United States. In the middle of the tempest, a large wave swept 21 shipping crates into the sea, five of which contained Nike shoes.

About six months later, a dedicated beach scavenger named Steve McLeod spotted a clump of Nikes while walking along the Oregon coast. Then another. Then several ...

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