HE IS CHALLENGE-MOTIVATED by Ken Nair Most men derive their sense of personal value from what they can do, or the challenges they can meet. They believe the better their ability to mechanically perform, the better they are as people. Most women derive their sense of personal value from how acceptable they are as people. The better their relationships with […]
Marriage | Reflections of a Marriage
August 1, 2013
An open letter to the husbands of Christ-Quest Institute from a wife on the one-year anniversary of suffering the sudden loss of her husband during the early weeks of their second semester of class. My husband, Lee, and I began to take classes in September 1997. Lee was beginning to make progress. But eight months in to the classes he […]
Relationship Help | Learn The Value God Places on Emotions
March 14, 2013
The Truth About Emotions by Ken Nair As you read your Bible, take note of all the emotions God and Jesus experience. Still, for the last 40 years it has been my experience that men (even Christian men) are emotionally dysfunctional. I don’t mean they cannot experience emotions, nor do I mean they are not affected by emotions. I mean […]
Daily Devotional | Our Merciful Father and the God of all Comfort
January 23, 2013
“You who are my Comforter in sorrow, my heart is faint within me.” Jeremiah 8:18 “But You, O God, see the trouble of the afflicted; You consider their grief and take it in hand.” Psalm 10:14 God does indeed see the very things we go through that cause our hearts to ache. What a comfort to know that God takes […]
Daily Devotional | Thanksgiving Praise and Celebration
November 21, 2012
Family and Thanksgiving by Denise Wedel Thanksgiving is usually thought of as a time to gather together with family and celebrate. What if you are all alone with no one to celebrate with, missing a loved one who has passed away, or have a family that is not a joy to be around? This time can be a discouraging and […]
Words of Encouragement | God’s Perfect Love is the Greatest Gift
November 7, 2012
Because God Loves Me Because God loves me, He is slow to lose patience with me. Because God loves me, He takes the circumstances of my life and uses them in a constructive way for my growth. Because God loves me, He does not treat me as an object to be possessed and manipulated. Because God loves me, He has […]
Relationship Help | Looking Good on the Outside Part 2
August 21, 2012
BEING DISSATISFIED, DISILLUSIONED AND DEFEATED IN A MARRIAGE EQUALS EMOTIONAL DIVORCE by Ken Nair It is the inner person, the human spirit, who experiences dissatisfaction, disillusionment and becomes defeated. In relationships, when the human spirit experiences those negative emotions, it will seek relief. If a person does not understand his or her own spirit (or the spirit of another), they […]