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Here’s an interesting statistic: According to marriage expert, John Gottman, 69% of relationship conflict is unsolvable.These are perpetual problems that stem from fundamental differences in beliefs or personality. They range from significant issues, like what country you will live in as a couple, to the way you hang up the clothes.See how creative couples deal with these recurring issues in a way that turns the greatest sources of conflict into the greatest sources of love and intimacy.

Dr. George Cho and other health care professionals share with you some effective ways to rise above feelings of loneliness so you can experience more CONNECTIONS in your life. They examine the healing power of fellowship with genuine friends, the kind of people who listen with their hearts unconditionally within a community of faith. 

Mario Roque’s time of personal, emotional, financial, and relational despair became the time of greatest blessing when He had a personal encounter with God. Since then, Mario has been serving God daily, witnessing many miracles in his service of the LORD.

At the age of 50, Mario Roque left his second wife, with his two sons, to live with his parents. Mario describes his life at that time as “a very difficult personal, emotional, financial, and relational mess.” He was operating a company that was two million dollars in the hole. “It was very stressful for me,” Mario remembers. “I was not a happy person. I didn’t know the LORD. I believed there was a God, but I knew nothing about God.” In his deepest despair, God revealed Himself to Mario Roque. How could Mario say that his deepest despair was in fact his greatest blessing?

Perhaps you are like me; you tend to think sunny days are the only perfect days, the days of peace, plenty and pleasure, but what if life was always sunny? Would that really be a good thing? The Arab people have an expression: “All sunshine makes a desert.” What does that mean?

The Bible promises that "EVERYONE who loves is born of God and knows God." - 1 John 4:7 So, does this mean there may be people in heaven who have known little of theology, but because they have valued the principle of love, they actually know God, though they and others may have seen themselves as “non-believers”?

Ernest (Ernie) Breitkreuz saw God lead him through many happy years from childhood to his married life with children and grandchildren, but then he faced an inner pain and depth of grief he could never imagine. How he faced those times of trial, Ernest shares with us today.

Joy Astolfi is a mental health clinician who sees her work as a sacred trust. Through her own journey, Joy has learned life lessons that have enabled her to help many people experience hope and healing.

The Bible promises that one day God’s people will all live together in peace and harmony forever. However, because we live in a world at war on every level, from international conflict to battles within the family, it’s hard to understand how it is even possible to live together in peace and harmony.

Social neuroscientist, Professor John Cacioppo, was best known for his research on the human need for social connections. In one of his studies he found that anywhere in the world where people said they felt isolated or lonely, they also—throughout their sleep at night—experienced more of something called “micro-awakenings.” See how Professor Cacioppo’s studies and the Bible give us direction for How to Get a Peaceful Night’s Sleep.