Family
Movies about Men (Richard Rohr)
Movies/Videos/DVDs that might prompt good discussions about male issues by Richard Rohr, OFM All my Sons(1948) -a son returns from war and is disillusioned with his father’s lack of honor. Angela’s Ashes(1999) -the burden of a son with an uninvolved, passive, alcoholic father. The Bicycle Thief(1949) -all time Italian classic, a father and son relationship […]
Thoughts for Fathers’ Day
Only Those Who Stand as Children… Thoughts for Father’s Day Let us first fulfill Christ’s injunction ourselves and only then venture to expect it of our children. Otherwise we are not fathers, but enemies of our children, and they are not our children, but our enemies, and we have made them our enemies ourselves. – […]
Dads and Entrepreneurs
Dear Enews Friends. I still remember the day many years ago when we began our fledgling Cars Ministry. With weak knees I humbly asked Willow folks to pray about donating their vehicles to the church so that we could redistribute them to single moms who were sinking into poverty and hopelessness because their cars were […]
For those who love family and/or friends
FAMILY Here’s a thought: if we died tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family and friends we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. Come to think of it, some of us pour ourselves more into work […]
Books on Marriage
Another response: Would recommend “The Marriage Course” highly – in book form and video (7 Sessions). Every aspect of marriage covered expertly by Nick and Sila Lee of the “Alpha” Church (Holy Trinity, Brompton, UK) We’ve found it to be good material for marrieds – of all ages.
More Books on Marriage
From pastor friends: Others will have had much more experience than we and have already offered details of books. A helpful workbook for marriage preparation written by Bill van Schie (Reformed Church): W.J. van Schie “Preparing to leave and cleave: discovering the basic principles of a Biblical marriage.” revised edition. Dandenong: Reformed Churches Publishing House, […]
Books on Marriage
Recommended by a pastor-friend: 5 books: ‘God and Marriage’ by Geoffrey Bromiley ‘Intimate Allies’ by Dan Allender and Tremper Longman ‘Each for the Other’ by Bryan Chappell ‘The Profound Mystery’ by Geoffrey Bingham ‘Marriage: It’s Ethic and Religion’ by Peter Taylor Forsyth There’s also a helpful video series on marriage by Selwyn Hughes. ~~~ Also […]
You are my sunshine
You are My Sunshine, My only Sunshine (Be prepared to get watery eyes!) Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They found out that the new baby was going to be […]
What are you doing at home?
I was listening to the radio, more as background noise than anything else, when I heard something that actually made me stop what I was doing and really LISTEN. I was listening to a man crying, really crying, about how his son would someday not know what the 10 Commandments were, because a huge granite […]
Cognitive Restructuring for Addiction
Cognitive therapy is a well develop system for teaching people how to effectively manage their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. When cognitive therapy is applied to addiction treatment, it needs to be addiction-focused. It needs to teach abstinence skills, and address the thinking, feeling, and behavioral problems that can lead to relapse. The language of cognitive […]
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