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The following articles and slide presentations are by Bahamian, Barrington H. Brennen MA Rel., MA Coun., NCP, BCCP, JP, a specialist in relationships.  He is a marriage and family therapist, counseling psychologist, nationally certified psychologist, Board Certified Clinical Psychotherapist (USA) an ordained minister of the gospel, a marriage officer and a Justice of the Peace for the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.   These articles are designed to provide insight, inspiration, restoration, information and healing for individuals and relationships.  If you are single, married, divorced, homosexual, heterosexual, lonely or happy, there is something here to encourage you and to help you "smile again."     Brennen   BIO

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    New Article(s)   Wednesday, June 12, 2013

1. What More Can I Write?

2. Our Great Dads

    Relationships Romantic Relationships, Dating, Marriage, Engagement

1. Too Old for Sex

2. To Young to Love

3. No Digital Affairs with Christmas

4. The Ultimate Betrayal

5. Smoke-Free Marriages

6. Honey, I Appreciate You

7. Seat Belts and Marriage

8. Kiss Me Please A Remake

9. Divorce Up 700%

10. Is Marriage On the Decline?

11. The Do List for Married Couples

12. She Has A Right to Know

13. The Marriage Duet

14. Blood Is Thicker Than Water

15. Essentials of Marriage Preparation

16. Intimate Partner Violence Quiz

17. Tell The World You Are Getting Married

18. ONLINE QUESTIONS:  What Kind of Woman Do You Want?

19. What to Do On Valentines Day?

20. Romantic Make-Over

21. Honey, Let's Talk 

22. Intellectual Intimacy 

23. Spiritual Intimacy  

24. Marriage and Divorce in the Bahamas

25. Infidelity: Game or Sin? Part II

26. Infidelity: Game or Sin?

27. I Lost My Breasts And My Husband

28. Marriage & Divorce & Live Births Statistics  Updated November 19, 2007

29. Compulsory Pre-Marriage Health Certificate Needed  PDF FORMAT

30. The Couple that Eats Johnny Cake Sticks Together (Sermon).  PDF Format

31. The Secret of 51 Golden Years (Article)  PDF Format

32. The Four Women In My Life

33. Is Commitment Enough?  Part 2

34. Is Commitment Enough?

35. The Fire is Gone Out - When the Sex Drive is Dead

36. Nurturing a Long Distance Relationship

37. Opposite or Complementary?

38. Don't Be Fooled, Flowers Aren't Enough

39. Spicy and Sweet Month

40. Making Weddings Sacred Once More - Part Two

41. Making Weddings Sacred Once More - Part One

42. Marital Conflict Seminar Handout

43. The Golden Era of Marriage

44. The Greatest of These Is Love

45. A Perfect Marriage is Possible  PDF Format

46. Forgive Him?!  No Way!

47. Getting Married for the Wrong Reasons

48. Love Makes No Demands

49. When Loving You Is Destroying Me

50. Dating Games

51. Secret Ingredients for a Spicy Marriage

52. Honey, Love Alone Will Not Do

53. Is Your Lover Loving You?

54. Wealth, Success, or Love?

55. I Now Pronounce You "Man and Wife."

56. Favoritism Destroys Families and Nations 

57. How Do I know I the Shoe Fits?

58. My Sweet Valentine 

59. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me 1994

60. Kiss Me Please A Remake 2009

61. Honey, What do You What to do Tonight? 

62. Time is Your Best Friend 

63. I have Rights too, Baby"    

64. How to Handle Conflicts   

65. Marital Conflict Seminar Handout

66. Toxic Intimacy

67. Guidelines for Fighting With Your Spouse  PDF

 

Forgiveness

1. Forgiveness is an Ugly Beast   2013

2. Forgive Him?!  No Way! 

 

 

 

 

 

Pornography 

1. The Porn Craze

2. Pornography and Censorship  

    Sexual Relationships

1. Is Sex Dirty or Sinful

2. When A Man is Raped Part 2

3. When A Man Is Raped Part 1

4. From Subordination to Equality in Christ By Annick Brennen

5. Abortion

6. The Ultimate Betrayal

7. Why Should I Not Have Sex Before Marriage

8. Sexual Harassment

9. Rape is Not Sex

10. My Husband Raped Me

11. Do Not Touch the Hips

12. Keep You Hands Off

13. Innocent or Guilty?

14. We Need Healing In Our Church   (Part One)

15. How to Help A Wounded Pastor  ( Part Two)

16. Sexual Abuse Prevention & Healing Seminar for People in Power

17. Marital Rape, Myth or Reality

18. Sex and Driving  Article for Monday June 21, 2004 in the Nassau Guardian

19. Sex In The Forbidden Zone - Part IV "Wounded Men   PDF FORMAT  New

20. Sex In The Forbidden Zone - Part III "Wounded Women"  PDF Format

21. Sex In the Forbidden Zone - Part II  PDF Format

22. Sex In The Forbidden Zone - Part I  PDF Format

23. Sex and Driving 

24. I prefer Experienced Men

25. The Man I am Pregnant For Isn't My Husband - Part 1   Part  2

26. Releasing Sexual Tension -   Part 2  

27. Dangerous Sexual Secrets  Written May 1, 2002

      Roles in Marriage

1. Fixing the Testosterone and Sharing the Power

2. Leadership is the Top Stumbling Block in Marriage

3. ONLINE QUESTIONS:  What Kind of Woman Do You Want?

4. Anymore Good Women Available?  PDF Format

5. The Budget Debate  PDF Format

6. The Sample Budget and Guidelines

7. The Unwanted Virtuous Woman  PDF Format

8. The Unwanted Virtuous Man  PDF Format

9. Lord Please Give Me  House Wife   

10. Should I Get Pregnant or Have a Career? 

11. The Five Kinds of Wives

12. Gentlemen, Please Remove Your Hats   The Five Kinds of Husbands



13. Honey, Let's Led Together - Part One

14. Forgive Him?!  No Way!

 

    Male Leadership In Crisis Series

1. Male Leadership In Crisis  Part One

2. Male Leadership In Crisis  Part Two

3. Male Leadership In Crisis  Part Three

4. Dad, I Need You  Part Four

5. Would the Real Man Please Stand Up  Part Five

6. Is Testosterone to Blame? Part Six

 

    Divorce

1. The Pain of Separation and Divorce

2. Why So Many Divorces?  PDF Format

3. Until Death Do Us Part

4. Until Divorce Do Us Part

5. For the Sake of the Children - Part 1  Part 2

6. God Hates Divorce and Violence

 Abuse/Violence Quizzes

1. Parental Violence Quiz

2. Intimate Partner Violence Quiz

3. The Violence Quiz

    Abuse  Spouse, Child, & Sexual Abuse

1. No More Tears Left to Cry

2. Childhood Sex With My Father Still Pains Me.

3. From Subordination to Equality in Christ By Annick Brennen

4. The Church:  Caught Between the Devil and a Woman   Sept 23, 2010 Intimate Partner Abuse

5. My Husband Raped Me

6. The Lord Told Me

7. The Church Must Change

8. Please Remember Our Children 

9. Sexual Abuse Prevention & Healing Seminar for People in Power

10. Intimate Partner Violence Quiz

11. Parental Violence Quiz

12. I Can't Leave My Parents  PDF FORMAT  Article on child abuse

13. What is Child Abuse? 

14. Recognizing Sexual Abuse and What to Do About It

15. Making a Non-Violent Bahamas 

16. Why do Christian Husbands Abuse Their Wives?  - Part 1   Part 2   Part 3

17. Domestic Violence and the Church  PDF Format 13 pages Updated October 15, 2001

18. Religion, the Church and Domestic Violence Slide Show Download WP Presentations  or  Go Show - Ready to Run on Your Computer-    PDF FORMAT    Added June 24, 2002

19. A Deadly Formula for Violence  

20. Why Do Women Stay?

21. I Can't Leave My Parents  PDF FORMAT  Why do children stay in abusive relationships?

22. Effect of Abuse on Children

23. Should I Leave Him?

24. The Voice of A Little Child in Pain  Incest  Written April 7, 2002

25. Dad and Uncles, Exposing Their Secret  Incest

26. Dad, You're Hurting Me Again  Incest

27. Why Do Men Stay in Abusive Relationships?  Added September 15, 2001

Campus Rage - Shame-based Relations -  Ending violence

1. Campus Rage Begins in the Home  PDF Format

2. Send Angry Parents Back to School PDF Format

Cigarette Smoking - Relationship

1. Smoke-Free Marriages

    Parenting Parent-Child Relationship, Parenting Skills

1. Our Great Dads

2. Back to Summer Plans

3. Parental Power Varius

4. Education and Family Revolution

5. No Beating, Please

6. Education and Family Revolution

7. 23 Stupid Things Parents Do To Mess Up Their Children’s Lives  Updated July 27, 2012

8. 23 Stupid Things Explanations

9. The School Trip Nightmare

10. The Birthday Party Dilemma

11. Where Will Your Teenager Be On Saturday Night Part 2

12. Where Will Your Teenager Be On Saturday Night?

13. School Rules for Parents

14. What Teens Need from Adults

15. Teenagers, Violence, and Culpability

16. Another 864 Hours Wasted

17. Please Remember Our Children 

18. Prom or Transcript? 

19. My Father: A Real Father

20. Education Reform Can Reduce Crime

21. Releasing the Violence Trap

22. The Violence Trap

23. Crime, Family and God

24. Homework Strategies for Parents

25. Back To School With No Television

26. The Obedience Trap

27. Parental Violence Quiz

28. Summer Mania Parenting during the school holidays

29. The Effects of Parenting On Society  Presented at Calvary Bible Church, Nassau , Oct 26, 2003

    Power Point Slide Show No Software Needed   

    Power Point Slide Show To Down Load On Your Computer

30. Raising Children  Slide Presentation to Go.  No software needed.  

31. Back to Basics.  What Are They?  PDF FORMAT

32. What Village Can Raise My Child?  PDF FORMAT

33. Grammy's Tired Today  PDF Format

34. When In-Laws Get In The Way    PDF FORMAT

35. Mom, Please Listen to Me

36. Keep the Children Out Of The Bed??!!

37. It's Time to Close the Church Doors Part One

38. It's Time to Close the Church Doors Part Two

39. When the Good Lord Created Fathers

40. When Parents Nurture, Children Blossom  Part 1

41. When Parents Nurture, Children Blossom  Part 2

42. Mom Ruins Son's Life  PDF Format Originally "Mom please leave your son alone"

43. Talk So Your Child Will Listen

44. What to say when your child asks about the birds and the bees?

45. Growth and Development of Children and Teens

46. A Father's Love 

47. Mom's The Word  PDF Format  Written May 8, 2002

    Stress   Added October 7, 2001

1. Serets to a Healthier, Happier Life:  Give Thanks   Tribune interview with Jeffarah Gibson  Nov 29, 2011

2. Stress, a Blessing and a Curse

3. Stress, a Blessing and a curse - Part 2

4. Stress, "Laughing at wesef"  - Part 3

5. Humor for Stress - Part 4

    Child Discipline

1. Discipline or Punishment

2. Rules Without Relationships  Part 1

3. Rules Without Relationships  Part 2

4. Teachers, Please Be Nice  Rules Without Relationships Part 3

5. More Good Teachers Needed Rules Without Relationships Part 4

    Homosexuality  Recovery

1. Gays Are Not Our Problems    PDF FORMAT WORDPERFECT FORMAT

2. Overcoming the Homosexual Lifestyle  

3. Condemnation or  Compassion PDF FORMAT  Added July 24, 2003

4. Facing My Deepest Fears

5. God Loves Homosexuals

6. Learning to Love Homosexuals  

7. Let's Make Him Straight

8. Homosexuality: Hope or Dilemma  This article is for publication in a Adventist magazine and includes some thoughts from previous articles  PDF FORMAT

    Television

1. To Young to Watch Television

2. It's Time to Get Rid of the Television

3. Back To School With No Television

4. Television and Sexual Feelings

5. Television Blackout Time

 

Gambling

1. Gambling with Sex

2. Is Gambling Really Our Problem?

 

    General

1. A Child is Born

2. Who Comes to Your Church?

3. Happiness Killers

4. The Bully Boss

5. Traffic Laws in My Head

6. How Fast Are Your Driving?

7. Causes of Crime

8. Identifying Poisonous Teachings

9. Lights Off

10. Mental Health After a Hurricane

11. I am happy we are not a Christian nation

12. Retirement and Family Life Seminar Slide Show Bahamas Electricity Corporation 2011

13. New Government Ministry Needed

14. Overcoming Life's Challenges [ Show ]  [ PDF ] Slide Presentation to Teachers (T. A. Thompson Junior High School)

15. Say No to Christmas loans — please!

16. More PEPSI Needed

17. The Lord Told Me

18. The Church Must Change

19. West Jamaica "Bone of My Bone"

20. What Teens Need from Adults

21. Teenagers, Violence, and Culpability

22. Let's Give Them a Second Chance Helping the Ex-con

23. Family and Crime Reduction in The Bahamas  A Speech

24. Education Reform Can Reduce Crime

25. Crime, Family and God

26. The Last Days . . . Family & Worship Controversy (Slide Show Sermon)

27. The Physiological, Psychological & Behavioral Impact of Music  Slide Show

28. Okay, You Can Have Your Peas and Rice

29. No Peas and Rice In 2005

30. My Emotions After the Hurricane.  Tips to help you cope with crisis

31. Whose Prayer Did God Answer?

32. Sex and Driving 

33. Who Delivered Your Christmas Gift?  PDF Format

34. The Junkanoo The Pains     PDF Format  

35. Gender Issues In Tertiary Education  PDF Format   

36. Corel Slide Presentation for Gender Issues   No Software Needed  Use the space bar or arrow keys to move the slides forward.

37. Revival!?!  What About the Family 

38. New Year Transformational Resolutions    PDF Format

39. The Gift of Poinsettias   PDF Format

40. Fixing Our Nation   PDF Format

41. To "Let Go" Takes Love  PDF Format

42. I Am a Vegetarian, And So Is My Dog  PDF Format  June 2002

43. The Meaning of Family Author Unknown

44. Tradition Must Make Sense

45. Look Forward to Being Very, Very, Old  Part 1

46. Look Forward to Being Very, Very, Old  Part 2

47. Christmas Sadness

48. AIDS!   Let's Make a Difference

49. Worry Can be Dangerous to Your Health

50. Laughter is Good Medicine, So is Love, Tears, & a Good Diet"

51. Why Should I be the One To Die?

52. More Good Women Needed (Stupid Things Women Do)

53. A New Bread of Bahamian Men Needed  (More Good Men Needed)

54. No Crabs for Our Fathers

55. Suicide is Forever

56. The Society of Child-Like Grown Ups

57. Beatitudes to Teenagers  PDF Format

58. What is God's Will  

59. Whose Prayer Did God Answer?

60. Why Stop the Crime?  PDF Format

61. The Golden Era Of Virtuous Bahamian Men

62. Where Will Our Cruise Ship Dock?

    Seminar Slide Shows All shows are in WordPerfect Presentations

1. Farewell to the Brennens  Living Fatih Seventh-day Adventist Church Janaury 19, 2013

2. Refresh, Recommit, Reconnect Slide Show Marriage Seminar

3. Peace in Your Marriage Slide Show

4. Barefoot Sabbath at Living Faith Sermon Slide Show for June 7, 2008

5. The Last Days . . . Family & Worship Controversy (Slide Show Sermon)

6. The Physiological, Psychological & Behavioral Impact of Music  Slide Show

7. Raising Children  Slide Presentation to Go.  No software needed.  

8. "In Partnership With God"  Show to go.  No software needed.  Slides for the Consecration Service for Women's and Children's Ministries, February 6, 2004

9. "In Partnership With God"  PDF Format for printing

10. "I Don't Love You Anymore" Corel Presentation Presented at Mount Mariah Baptist Church, Nassau, December 5, 2003

11. The Effects of Parenting On Society  Presented at Calvary Bible Church, Nassau , October 26, 2003

    1. Power Point Slide Show No Software Needed   

    2. Power Point Slide Show To Down Load On Your Computer

12. Hope Sermon Slides  863K

13. Broken Cisterns  WordPerfect Presentation Format  - Sermon Slides

14. Domestic Violence and the Church "What the Church Can Do"  WP .6 mb

15. Religion, the Church and Domestic Violence  WP 

16. Sexual Abstinence  WordPerfect Presentation Format - Seminar Slides

17. Two Shall Become One Marriage Seminar Slides  WordPerfect  1.2 mb

18. Retirement and Family Life Seminar .6mb   Participants Handout of Slides Information (Abbreviated) PDF FORMAT  2 Pages

19. Retirement and Family Life Social Survey PDF FORMAT

20. Affirmation, Appreciation, Commitment Slide Show to Go No software needed

21. Affirmation, Appreciation, Commitment Slide Show to Download (WordPerfect Presentation Needed) 1.2 MB

22. Reach Out And Touch Audio Sermon  -  Family Ministries Day at Centreville, February 28, 2004

23. WEDDING PREPARATION PRESENTATION  THIS

 

 

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