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Pathology or Giftedness?
Here’s a challenging thought: “Many of our brightest and most creative minds are not only going unrecognized, but they also are often given diagnoses that indicate pathology.” For the full article, see here: http://tinyurl.com/2ce3d
About Marriage
Marriage more complex than you thought Story by CHRISTOPHER HART We all think we know what we mean by marriage, don’t we – but actually, it’s something even experts find very hard to define. This is because ideas about marriage vary so much, both throughout history and today. The children from such an arrangement are […]
Churches challenged over ‘legalised violence’
Churches challenged over ‘legalised violence’ -16/03/06 Churches are being encouraged to challenge those who continue to smack their children – which campaigners say is a form of ‘legalised violence’. The Churches Network for Non-Violence (CNNV) has launched a new resource to support the belief of many Christians that physical punishment is wrong and that children […]
Difficult People
(~) Difficult People Few things can make us feel crazier than expecting something from someone who has nothing to give. Few things frustrate us more than trying to make a person someone he or she isn’t; we feel crazy when we try to pretend that person is someone he or she is not. We may […]
A Teacher’s Surprise
As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. However, that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was […]
A Real Friend Test
A REAL FRIEND TEST !! This is GOOD…I expect it back too! A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest. A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself. A simple friend has never seen you cry. A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears. A simple friend doesn’t know your parents’ first […]
Food for Thought
The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you’ve ever had. It’s true that we don’t know what we’ve got until we lose it, but it’s also true that we don’t […]
Too many in church getting divorced
Too many in church getting divorced 22 Feb 2006 – Source: By John McNeil in Challenge Weekly New Zealand The founder of a worldwide marriage-enhancing organisation says the high failure rate of Christian marriages shows that the church needs to do more to prepare people for marriage. David Olson, founder of Prepare/Enrich, has been touring […]
Forgiveness and its Imitations
The F Word: Forgiveness and it’s Imitations An interview with David Augsburger David is Professor of Pastoral Care at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. A well known author and speaker, he has written three books on the subject of forgiveness including his most recent entitled Helping People Forgive published by Westminster John Knox Press. […]
Five Steps to Interpersonal Forgiveness and Restored Relationships
1.. Restoring the attitude of love. To love another is to see that person as full of worth and precious regardless of any wrongdoing. This is not forgiveness, although most writers and pastors call it such. It is not the prerequisite step. Forgiving cannot begin until love has been re-extended to the offender. Love is […]
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