http://tinternchurchofchrist.com A Resurrection Community of Faith Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:54:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://tinternchurchofchrist.com/ministries/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Question: Can You Lust After Your Own Spouse? « Life With You Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:54:29 +0000 http://tinternchurchofchrist.com/wordpress/ministries/#comment-42 [...] While all that is true there are a host of reasons why you might have difficulty imagining your spouse in a sexual way.  There might be abuse in your past (or your spouse’s past) that inhibits your relationship.  There might be past or present habitual sin that is robbing you of the joy you were meant to have.  There might be physical challenges related to your body, emotional scars from past relationships, or sins of all kinds that are getting in the way.  That doesn’t change the fact sexual desire in your relationship isn’t what is wrong, it’s what you do with the desire that is key.  If this is an area of struggle for you then Julie and I strongly encourage you to get to the bottom of it.  Talk to a counselor, your doctor, someone you can trust and get the help you need.  If you are part of a church community there is probably financial help for those need professional help and can’t afford it. [At Tintern it is the Benevolence Ministry] [...] [...] While all that is true there are a host of reasons why you might have difficulty imagining your spouse in a sexual way.  There might be abuse in your past (or your spouse’s past) that inhibits your relationship.  There might be past or present habitual sin that is robbing you of the joy you were meant to have.  There might be physical challenges related to your body, emotional scars from past relationships, or sins of all kinds that are getting in the way.  That doesn’t change the fact sexual desire in your relationship isn’t what is wrong, it’s what you do with the desire that is key.  If this is an area of struggle for you then Julie and I strongly encourage you to get to the bottom of it.  Talk to a counselor, your doctor, someone you can trust and get the help you need.  If you are part of a church community there is probably financial help for those need professional help and can’t afford it. [At Tintern it is the Benevolence Ministry] [...]

]]> http://tinternchurchofchrist.com/about-tintern/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Eugene Perry… a home boy? « Yep… this is my blog Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:00:32 +0000 http://tinternchurchofchrist.com/wordpress/?page_id=8#comment-2 [...] on the link to the Tintern Church of Christ.  Long story short, I started reading the “About” tab on the website and found something that piqued my interest: Increased membership and [...] [...] on the link to the Tintern Church of Christ.  Long story short, I started reading the “About” tab on the website and found something that piqued my interest: Increased membership and [...]

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