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"Fireproof": Being Christ-like to Our SpousesPrinter view
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Topics: Christlikeness, Commitment, Covenant, Cross, Dedication, Devotion, Divorce, Faithfulness, human, Husbands, Love, Love, romantic, Marriage, Marriage, Duty, Men, Perseverance, Perspective, Relationships, Romance, Sacrifice, Self-denial, Selfishness, Selflessness, Self-sacrifice, Servanthood, Spouses, Trials, Vows, Wives, Women
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Men, Movies & TV, Women
References: Genesis 2:24, Malachi 2:13-16, Matthew 10:38-39, 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, has reached the half-way mark of the experiment. He calls his father (Harris Malcom) to talk ...


"Wall•E": Our Need for RelationshipsPrinter view
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Topics: Brotherly love, Church, Church life, Community, Fellowship, Friendship, Husbands, Loneliness, Love, Love, romantic, Marriage, Men, Relationships, Singleness, Spouses, Togetherness, Unity, Wives, Women
Filters: Movies & TV
References: Genesis 2:18-25, John 13:34-35, Hebrews 10:25, 1 John 1:3-4
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

The movie Wall•E is about a lonely robot who for 700 years has been cleaning up the trash left behind by humans on an abandoned planet. Wall•E stands for "Waste Allocation Load Lifter–Earth class." While we are never told so, it is likely that Wall•E is the last operating robot on the planet.

In this scene Wall•E arrives at his "home"—an old storage building on the outskirts ...


"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 ...


"Dan in Real Life": Two Views of LovePrinter view
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Topics: Affection, Childrearing, Children, Conflict, Dating, Discipline, Fatherhood, Fathers, Father's Day, Love, Love, romantic, Parenting, Parenting, Single, Parents, Perspective, Relationships, Teenagers
Filters: Humor, Movies & TV, Youth & Children
References: Proverbs 22:6, 1 Corinthians 13:4-13, Ephesians 6:4
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

Dan in Real Life follows the life of Dan, a widowed father with three daughters still in school who writes a family advice column for several newspapers. In this scene at the beginning of the movie, he has an encounter that touches on both generational differences and the nature of love.

Dan is picking up his middle daughter—probably a freshman in high school—before heading out on a family ...


How Often Mothers Get a Date NightPrinter view
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Topics: Children, Commitment, Covenant, Dedication, Devotion, Fatherhood, Fathers, Father's Day, Focus, Husbands, Love, Love, romantic, Marriage, Marriage, Duty, Men, Motherhood, Mothers, Mother's Day, Parenthood, Parenting, Parents, Relationships, Romance, Sacrifice, Spouses, Vows, Wives, Women
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Men, Statistics, Women, Women, Youth & Children
References: Genesis 2:18-25, Proverbs 5:18, Proverbs 18:22, Proverbs 19:14, Proverbs 31, Ecclesiastes 9:9, Ephesians 5:22-33, Colossians 3:19, 1 Peter 3:7
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

How often married women, ages 25-50, with two or more children, say they have a date night with their spouse:

  • Once a week or more often: 4 percent
  • Once a month or more often: 21 percent
  • Once every 2-3 months: 21 percent
  • Once every 4-6 months: 18 percent
  • Once every 7 months or less often: 36 percent


"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, ...


"The Waltons": Unequally YokedPrinter view
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Topics: Agnosticism, Atheism, Belief, Children, Choices, Covenant, Decisions, Faith, Fatherhood, Fathers, Husbands, Love, romantic, Marriage, Marriage, Duty, Men, Motherhood, Mothers, Parental Duties, Parental Duty, Parenthood, Parenting, Parents, Relationships, Romance, Spouses, Wives, Women
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Men, Movies & TV, Women, Women
References: 1 Corinthians 7, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

The Waltons was a popular television series in the 1970s that told the story of a large family living in Virginia during the Depression era. An episode from the show's eighth season, entitled "The Lost Sheep," focuses on Erin Walton (Mary Beth McDonough), the fourth oldest of seven children. She has been dating a young army officer named Ashley (Jonathan Frakes) off and on for a few years. While on ...


NFL Star Refuses to Have Sex Before Marriage Printer view
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Topics: Abstinence, Accountability, Adultery, Chastity, Conviction, Decisions, Dedication, Devotion, Fidelity, Fornication, Love, Love, romantic, Lust, Marriage, Motherhood, Mothers, Mother's Day, Parenting, Passion, romantic, Passion, sexual, Pleasure, sinful, Premarital Sex, Purity, Self-control, Self-denial, Self-discipline, Sex, Sex, within marriage, Sexual immorality, Sin, Sports, Temptation
Filters: Christian Culture, Everyday Disciples, Famous People, Free, Marriage & Sex, Men, Sports, Stories, Women
References: Genesis 29:20, Exodus 20:14, Exodus 20:17, Proverbs 7, Proverbs 25:28, Matthew 5:27-30, Matthew 19:5, Mark 10:6-12, Romans 6:12, 1 Corinthians 6:9-20, 1 Corinthians 7, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Ephesians 5:3, Colossians 3:5, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7, 1 Timothy 3:2, 1 Timothy 3:12, Hebrews 13:4, 1 Peter 2:11
Tone: Commend

NFL running back Shaun Alexander writes:

At the University of Alabama, I was meeting women from a lot of different backgrounds. My mother had taught me never to exploit women—that sex was meant only for marriage—and to treat women with respect. I knew the boundary lines it wasn't right to cross… I knew if I didn't keep my focus, I could fall. And it could occur anytime.
One time it ...


Woman Throws Engagement RingPrinter view
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Topics: Affection, Anger, Calling, Election, Insensitivity, Intimacy, Israel, Judgment, Lostness, Love, Love, romantic, Marriage, Pursuing Sinners, Regret, Rejection, Relationships, Romance, Second Chances, Sorrow, Wrath
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Men, Stories, Women
References: Exodus 19:5, Deuteronomy 4:25-31, Psalm 135:4, Isaiah 54:5-10, Jeremiah 29:1-14, Malachi 3:17, Luke 15:1-24, Romans 11:1-32, 1 Corinthians 5
Tone: Commend

One fine day in 1941, Violet Bailey and her fiancé Samuel Booth were strolling through the English countryside, deeply in love and engaged to be married. A diamond engagement ring sparkled on Violet's finger—her most treasured possession.

Their romantic bliss suddenly ended. One of them said something that hurt the other. An argument ensued, then escalated. At its worst point, Violet became ...


The Memory of LovePrinter view
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Topics: Age, Aging, Anxiety, Caring, Commitment, Devotion, Disease, Faithfulness, Family, Fear, Husbands, Illness, Intimacy, Love, Love, romantic, Loyalty, Marriage, Memories, Old Age, Passion, romantic, Relationships, Spouses, Wholehearted devotion, Wives
Filters: Christian Culture, Marriage & Sex, Stories
References: Genesis 2:24, Proverbs 12:4, Proverbs 18:22, Song of Songs 8:6-7, Mark 10:9
Tone: Commend

Roger Zerbe suffered from early onset Alzheimer's disease. His wife, Becky, remembers a journal entry he left for her after a particularly troubling bout of forgetfulness.

"I picked up the journal on my pillow and read:

Honey, Today fear is taking over. The day is coming when all my memories of this life we share will be gone. In fact, you and the boys will be gone from me. I will lose you even as ...

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