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Podcast 131: First Responder Marriages Part 3 – Understanding your first responder – what makes their jobs different?
Podcast 131: First Responder Marriages Part 3 - Understanding your first responder – what makes their jobs different? To discuss the very unique challenges facing First Responder vocations – Police, Fire...
Marriage: The All-Inclusive Attributes of an Amazingly Awesome Marriage
The Marital Attribute Assessment How amazing is your marriage? Is there an all-encompassing richness to what you have between you? You see, marriage relationships do vary; there’s the good, the...
Podcast 130: The ABC’s of Hugging
Podcast 130: The ABC's of Hugging Dr. Dave and our talented co-hosts cover the topic of Hugging...did you know there is more than one kind?! This podcast helps you to understand...
Podcast: Porn: Deadliness Of It, Grace For It, Recovery From It
A special Podcast with Matt Shantz from the Deep Thoughts Podcast. Dr. Dave Currie is a guest on this episode that goes into detail about overcoming pornography addiction. Dave talks with...
Podcast: Special Podcast with Ridge Church | Facing COVID19 Better as a Family
A special Podcast with Ridge Church! Dr. Dave Currie shares how families can better navigate and work through these trying times — and become closer, not farther apart during COVID19! Dr....
eZine #77 : Making Valentine’s Day Last
February eZine: Making Valentine's Day Last All Year! We don't think Valentine's Day should be celebrated only once a year! Here's how you become a lifetime Valentine to your spouse!...
eZine #76: Ramping Up Resolutions
January eZine: Ramping Up Resolutions | A 4-Step Plan to Review & Refocus Your Life What if…just what if the New Year’s resolution idea was reframed? Try out these words—REVIEW...
eZine #75: Gifts at the Wall
December eZine: What To Teach Your Kids This Christmas Gifts left at an emotional wall are gestures of intent —overtures of desire to regain what has been lost. It is saying...
Marriage: Gifts at the Wall
Gifts at the Wall: Showing Reconciliation Intention What is a WALL? A WALL is an intentional, emotional barrier that prevents relational connection. What causes these WALLS to go up? These interpersonal...
Moving Ahead From 2020 – to 2021
Releasing 2020... to move forward in 2021 Group Life Coaching & Spiritual Direction Event Now is the time to reflect on the year of 2020, seek the Lord together and invite Him...
eZine #75: Overcoming Marital Misunderstandings
November eZine: Overcoming Marital Misunderstandings Featured Article: You make no sense | Overcoming Marital Misunderstandings Do you ever feel like you and your spouse are working against each other? Misunderstandings kill connection....
eZine #74: Marriage: The Love Formula
October eZine: Marriage: The Love Formula Featured Article: The Love Formula As the years go by, without the right attention, it’s not uncommon for a marital relationship to begin to waver—as in...
eZine #73
September eZine: Leaving Lasting Footprints Featured Article: Leaving Lasting Footprints You see, we are leaving footprints every day for our family to follow. But it’s not a game—it is life. The stakes...
eZine #72 | Facing Temptation In Your Life
August eZine: Facing Temptation in your Life Featured Article: Facing Temptation in your Life At the core, temptation is an unhealthy draw or an unholy desire toward something that we know is...
Facing Temptation in Your Life
She came to me. Early twenties. Broken, confused and defeated. Why? She had repeatedly given in to the draw of being sexually intimate with her soon-to-be fiancé. She knew it was...