That sounds like the stupid opposite of what we hear everyday in our self-gratification culture, doesn’t it? Keep suffering? What in the world are you talking about? I could have …
Regrets Can Be Good, If…
Regrets – have any? I think the only folks who don’t might be practiced sociopaths. Most everyone else does, and we do different things with them. Some allow regret to …
[Part 2] Planning to Overcome Fear
This is a follow up to the post ‘Overcoming Fear In Your Relationships’. That post addressed our fears of taking action in our relationships. It’s essential to familiarize yourself with …
Be Meek – Regardless of Response
Can anyone hear sentences like the ones below without cringing? ‘Look at all the things I do for you.’ ‘If it weren’t for me, you’d be __________(fill in the blank)’ …
Overcoming Fear In Your Relationships
Fear is paralyzing. Fear may be the single most limiting emotion we experience. Think of all the things you could have done if it weren’t for being afraid. Think of everything that …
Learning How To Change (Follow Up to ‘Two Great Reasons To Escape…’)
I promised in an earlier post that I would tell you how learning to change happened for me. Here we go. I can tell you how learning started but I …
Be Forgetful – Regardless of Response (Or, ‘How to Argue Real Good’)
How did that last argument go? Was it hysterical, historical, his fault, her fault? If any of these actually describe the argument, it probably didn’t go well. If it was …
Messy As Hell
It’s messy as hell to get involved in other people’s lives. Loving people enough to be in their lives means you get close to all the darkness that lurks in …
Be Content – Regardless of Response
Do you struggle with discontentment? Does your spouse? Do either of you find yourselves thinking ‘I wish’ about your marriage? Ever have any of these or similar thoughts knock on …
If Jesus Feels The Way I Do
I’m away from my wife right now to visit my son and go to the dentist, about a three hour drive from home. I had a great dinner with him …