Posted on February 12, 2008 by revdonc
Chapter two of our lesson teaches about the next level to intimacy, emotional intimacy. In order to achieve emotional intimacy each spouse has to learn to nurture the other. Nurturing is the skill to praise and affirm another person’s heart. Dr. Weiss uses the metaphor of a sponge to describe the importance of nurturing our [...]
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Posted on February 11, 2008 by revdonc
Response to Unceasing Worship and Artistic Action: A Seeking of Commonality
by Dr. Harold Best
http://www.leaderu.com/offices/haroldbest/index.html
Paper and Response presented at National Association of Schools of Music
in Seattle, Washington
Much of what Dr. Best talks about centers around the positive benefits that are achieved when believers nurture a lifestyle of worship – a lifestyle that is centered, balanced, observable [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2008 by revdonc
Hello,
The lesson this week is about spiritual intimacy.
Men and women are in pursuit of intimacy but we often start from the wrong point. Stereotypically, men pursue physical intimacy while women pursue emotional intimacy in search of a happy and fulfilled marriage. We know that both physical and emotional intimacy are critical elements in a strong [...]
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Posted on February 1, 2008 by revdonc
We are beginning a new study in my Sunday School class based on a wonderful book by Douglass Weiss, Intimacy: A 100-Day Guide To Lasting Relationships. (http://www.drdougweiss.com/)
Periodically, I will be posting summaries of the lessons we are studying. I encourage you to get the book and join me in this great study. The study is [...]
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