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The science of love

June 14th, 201112:09 PM ET

By Audra Jennings

The Bible clearly tells us that we are to love one another; it also proclaims that we are to bear one another’s burdens. Research has revealed that when we show concern for others—empathizing with a friend who has lost a loved one, mowing the lawn for an elderly neighbor, or volunteering to mentor a school-aged child—we improve our own health...
Maybe "I Do" Is Better than "Just Don't"

June 07th, 201110:34 AM ET

By Audra Jennings

Maybe "I Do" Is Better than "Just Don't" Ted Cunningham celebrates young love with wisdom and advice. Early marriage might not be a problem; instead, it might just be a solution. In Young and in Love: Challenging the Unnecessary Delay of Marriage, Pastor Ted Cunningham boldly suggests that early marriage is not as harmful as many believe and even...
Strange, shocking, and true: Dying wife confesses thirty-one year web of lies to husband

November 25th, 201012:26 PM ET

By WinePress Publishing

His wife’s deception started with a “telephone date”––and it continued for more than thirty years. If his book were a fictional account, Jim Marr’s story in It Was Out of Love: A True Love Story of Deception, Grace, and Forgiveness (WinePress Publishing Group, 2010) is so preposterous that a reader might not even believe it. ...
When Art Imitates Life

July 03rd, 200902:14 PM ET

By WinePress Publishing

Shaun Schutte and Brogan Kessler have a lot in common. Born and raised in South Africa, both men spent several years in the South African Army, have families to support, and currently make their living as hired guns-otherwise known as professional bodyguards--in the Middle East. The differences between the two are more significant, however; Shaun ...