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Do I Have A Biblical Right To Say No To Sex?

By Leslie Vernick | May 13, 2020 |

Morning friends, Thanks for your participation on the blog. That’s what makes the community. Can you believe I’ve been doing a weekly blog for over 10 years? We’ve made some progress in educating Christians and the church regarding the reality of abuse in marriage. But even on this blog, we still hear from people who believe that it’s more important…

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Does the Bible Allow Separation?

By Leslie Vernick | October 2, 2019 |

Morning friends, In last week’s blog, I talked about broken trust. Today I want to answer a woman’s question about separation. Her church leaders are beginning to challenge her stand, and this is not uncommon. I want to equip you to think through this Biblically so that you are not easily pressured or intimidated to do something that could cause…

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Am I Being A Bad Example?

By Leslie Vernick | December 26, 2018 |

Morning friends and Happy Holidays,   I know for many of you this week of holiday happenings is nothing but stressful. I hope you are giving yourself some time to be with Jesus so that you not only remind yourself of God’s love demonstrated in the birth of Christ, but you can remind yourself of who you are, A precious,…

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If I Leave It Will Only Get Worse

By Leslie Vernick | May 30, 2018 |

Morning friends, I am so thankful for this community. I hope I get to meet you all at our CONQUER CONFERENCE in October. For a sneak peek at the speakers who will be there, I will be doing five FB Lives next week, one each day. Each day I will be chatting with you and one of the speakers for…

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Signs Of Danger Mean Time To Flee

By Leslie Vernick | August 23, 2017 |

Morning friends, I just had an amazing weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska at Lincoln Berean Church where I spoke on the topic of The Emotionally Destructive Relationship. It’s so encouraging to be at a church that not only gets it but is actively helping women, men and families to learn how to be safe and have healthier relationships. Your prayers were…

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Topic: My alcoholic husband has destroyed my belongings. How seriously should I take this?

By Leslie Vernick | August 8, 2011 |

Good morning friends, I am so excited to be starting my blog experience with the Association of Biblical Counselors, specifically targeting abusive relationships. Please pray with me that biblical counselors and pastors will begin to see that the way many of them have been counseling couples caught in destructive and abusive relationships has been inadequate and at times harmful to…

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