Hope for your relationships
Hope for your relationships
Developing a Healthy Marriage
They were married, had many children, and lived happily ever after… Every fairy tale ends this way. But reality can be very different, because we were never given a manual for marriage.
In France, the city mayor officiates weddings. When we were married, the mayor gave Rachel… a cook book “I Know How to Cook.” He had a great sense of humor. But this gesture reflects a reality that we can apply in the area of marriage as well: If I don’t learn the fundamental rules, I am going to have a hard time to successfully “cook this meal “ or succeed in my marriage …
Developing a
Healthy Marriage
They were married, had many children, and lived happily ever after… Every fairy tale ends this way. But reality can be very different, because we were never given a manual for marriage.
In France, the city mayor officiates weddings. When we were married, the mayor gave Rachel… a cook book “I Know How to Cook.” He had a great sense of humor. But this gesture reflects a reality that we can apply in the area of marriage as well: If I don’t learn the fundamental rules, I am going to have a hard time to successfully “cook this meal “ or succeed in my marriage …
From A to Sex
We believe that sexuality was created by God and is a beautiful thing that we need to claim and talk about within the church. We want to share God’s standard with you and study it together. Christian puritanism has too often prevented the conversation on sexuality. We want to fight this with this book and proclaim that sexuality is beautiful when it is lived according to God’s standards.
We raised our five sons, talking to them about sexuality in a very natural way. You could arrive at our home and find us discussing this topic in the middle of lunch. We invite you into our home to follow a conversation with the Dufours so that the theme of sexuality can come back into the plan God had prepared.
From A to Sex
We believe that sexuality was created by God and is a beautiful thing that we need to claim and talk about within the church. We want to share God’s standard with you and study it together. Christian puritanism has too often prevented the conversation on sexuality. We want to fight this with this book and proclaim that sexuality is beautiful when it is lived according to God’s standards.
We raised our five sons, talking to them about sexuality in a very natural way. You could arrive at our home and find us discussing this topic in the middle of lunch. We invite you into our home to follow a conversation with the Dufours so that the theme of sexuality can come back into the plan God had prepared.
Understanding Eve
Understanding Eve (aka: Hurray for the Va-Jay-Jay) is a celebration of womanhood. Simple and easy to read, its pages contain everything you need to know about a woman’s sexuality. Rachel wants to encourage women to reconcile themselves to their sexuality, whatever stage of life they find themselves in, whether they are single or married.
And gentlemen, if you want to discover the mysteries of womanhood, this book is also for you!
Homosexuality, The Impossible Dialogue
Whatever your perspective, we invite you to reopen the conversation. Whether we are homosexual or heterosexual, we have a soul, and God loves us, and God loves you.
I am a man, I am a woman with a sexual attraction one way or the other. Homosexuality is an attraction to someone of the same sex. It is not my identity.
And there is not one homosexuality, but many homosexualities. It is not a good idea to lump everything together because the origins of this sexual attraction are different.
We aim to get back to what the Bible really says. In Christian circles, this is perhaps the most taboo subject!
Homosexuality, The Impossible Dialogue
Whatever your perspective, we invite you to reopen the conversation. Whether we are homosexual or heterosexual, we have a soul, and God loves us, and God loves you.
I am a man, I am a woman with a sexual attraction one way or the other. Homosexuality is an attraction to someone of the same sex. It is not my identity.
And there is not one homosexuality, but many homosexualities. It is not a good idea to lump everything together because the origins of this sexual attraction are different.
We aim to get back to what the Bible really says. In Christian circles, this is perhaps the most taboo subject!
From Surviving to Thriving
Childhood Abuse
Physical Abuse
Psychological, Emotional, Spiritual
Abuse
THE VICTIM IS NEVER RESPONSIBLE. The way she/he dresses, behaves, etc., never gives someone permission to abuse her/him.
Suffering abuse is difficult. We desire that you would not just survive but genuinely live, not remain stuck as a victim, but become victorious over what you have suffered.
Your situation is unique. The help you need must be individualized and tailored to you. Our intention here is to give you the keys, to help you put words to what ails you, and to enable you to start the process of healing, of putting in place a new way of living so that you can turn the page. We give you as much information as possible so that you can understand what is going on inside the abused person and how to heal.
From Surviving to Thriving
Childhood Abuse
Physical Abuse
Psychological, Emotional, Spiritual
Abuse
THE VICTIM IS NEVER RESPONSIBLE. The way she/he dresses, behaves, etc., never gives someone permission to abuse her/him.
Suffering abuse is difficult. We desire that you would not just survive but genuinely live, not remain stuck as a victim, but become victorious over what you have suffered.
Your situation is unique. The help you need must be individualized and tailored to you. Our intention here is to give you the keys, to help you put words to what ails you, and to enable you to start the process of healing, of putting in place a new way of living so that you can turn the page. We give you as much information as possible so that you can understand what is going on inside the abused person and how to heal.
Understanding Eve
Understanding Eve (aka: Hurray for the Va-Jay-Jay) is a celebration of womanhood. Simple and easy to read, its pages contain everything you need to know about a woman’s sexuality. Rachel wants to encourage women to reconcile themselves to their sexuality, whatever stage of life they find themselves in, whether they are single or married.
And gentlemen, if you want to discover the mysteries of womanhood, this book is also for you!
Parents: The Manual
Storks deliver babies to the doorstep of dads and moms. The image is funny but not far from some parent’s concerns. Wouldn’t you rather they come with a step-by-step manual? Discover with us, how to approach the sensitive subjects with your children. Talking to them about God and sexuality throughout their lives, using a language that is adapted to their age, is possible and even essential!
Parents: The Manual
Storks deliver babies to the doorstep of dads and moms. The image is funny but not far from some parent’s concerns. Wouldn’t you rather they come with a step-by-step manual? Discover with us, how to approach the sensitive subjects with your children. Talking to them about God and sexuality throughout their lives, using a language that is adapted to their age, is possible and even essential!
Live Free: Sex/Adultery - Pornography/Masturbation
Sex/Adultery
Pornography/Masturbation
It sounds strange, but yes, sex, not sexuality, can be an addiction, something that takes control of your will and imposes itself on you.
This can be the case for both men AND women.
There are many forms of adultery: emotional, the one-night stand, the long-term relationship with someone who is not your spouse. Adultery is the idea of wearing one's eyes and attaching one's soul, body, and mind to someone with whom one is not in the covenant of marriage.
Pornography - Masturbation: a real problem that often has no real answers in a society that has wrongly relaxed the definition of sexual relations, of what is right and what is wrong. Faced with the devastation wrought by this addiction, Rachel and I want to demystify this thorny issue and provide all the necessary answers, as well as examine what the Bible really has to say about it.
If you want to change, believe that with God, anything is possible!
Live Free: Sex/Adultery - Pornography/Masturbation
Sex/Adultery
Pornography/Masturbation
It sounds strange, but yes, sex, not sexuality, can be an addiction, something that takes control of your will and imposes itself on you.
This can be the case for both men AND women.
There are many forms of adultery: emotional, the one-night stand, the long-term relationship with someone who is not your spouse. Adultery is the idea of wearing one's eyes and attaching one's soul, body, and mind to someone with whom one is not in the covenant of marriage.
Pornography - Masturbation: a real problem that often has no real answers in a society that has wrongly relaxed the definition of sexual relations, of what is right and what is wrong. Faced with the devastation wrought by this addiction, Rachel and I want to demystify this thorny issue and provide all the necessary answers, as well as examine what the Bible really has to say about it.
If you want to change, believe that with God, anything is possible!
Live Free: The Spouse's Battle
The other side of the coin, it is you! You are the suffering caregiver!
You are a spouse, a brother, a sister, a parent, or a relative of an addict. We are talking about you, whoever you are, living every day with someone suffering from a behavioral addiction or a substance addiction.
Your suffering and fatigue are real. You experience addiction by repercussion, by ricochet. We want to acknowledge your existence!
Live Free: The Spouse's Battle
The other side of the coin, it is you! You are the suffering caregiver!
You are a spouse, a brother, a sister, a parent, or a relative of an addict. We are talking about you, whoever you are, living every day with someone suffering from a behavioral addiction or a substance addiction.
Your suffering and fatigue are real. You experience addiction by repercussion, by ricochet. We want to acknowledge your existence!
Live Free: Eating Disorders
Surprised that we talk about eating disorders and addiction at the same time? Food is something we need every day. We cannot live without food! Thus, how is it possible to be "addicted" to food?
These eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating) are a different addiction than an addiction to substances, because an addiction to food is not an addiction to the elements (foods) themselves, but it is an addiction to a worry or a concern. It is an obsession.
At first, we eat to compensate, then we eat to feel safe and then we eat because it fills a hole in our soul. It does not just fill the stomach!
Live Free: Substances
Perhaps, at first, it was a relief. It helped reduce pain, relieve stress, and ease anxiety or worry about a particular subject....and now we need it to feel normal.
Sometimes, you try once, and then you fall back, and then you try again another time, and then you fall back, and finally, you end up getting out of it, but you can do it under certain conditions.
No situation is too far gone or destructive that God cannot deliver us from it and allow us to have a satisfying life!
Whether you are a believer or not, you need a solution in your life in this battle you are fighting.
Live Free: Substances
Perhaps, at first, it was a relief. It helped reduce pain, relieve stress, and ease anxiety or worry about a particular subject....and now we need it to feel normal.
Sometimes, you try once, and then you fall back, and then you try again another time, and then you fall back, and finally, you end up getting out of it, but you can do it under certain conditions.
No situation is too far gone or destructive that God cannot deliver us from it and allow us to have a satisfying life!
Whether you are a believer or not, you need a solution in your life in this battle you are fighting.
Live Free: Eating Disorders
Surprised that we talk about eating disorders and addiction at the same time? Food is something we need every day. We cannot live without food! Thus, how is it possible to be "addicted" to food?
These eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating) are a different addiction than an addiction to substances, because an addiction to food is not an addiction to the elements (foods) themselves, but it is an addiction to a worry or a concern. It is an obsession.
At first, we eat to compensate, then we eat to feel safe and then we eat because it fills a hole in our soul. It does not just fill the stomach!
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