Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-008 (Family Issues) I WISH I HAD THE TIME This appeared in ALL ABOUT FAMILIES, edited by Norman Bales. He wrote: Carl Sandburg, the gifted poet, once wrote a poem about a train trip through the corn and soybean fields of Middle America. He recalled riding “one of the crack trains of […]
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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-013 (Family Issues) WHAT IS THE GREATEST ENEMY OF MARRIAGE? by Norman and Ann Bales OK. Get out your pen and blank sheet of paper. We’re going to give you a test. What is the greatest enemy of marriage? We’re not really going to give you a test, but maybe the threat […]
Just a quick note, hopefully old news but I thought it worth passing on: The email /web pages that allege to detail various grade schoolers who have been led into the occult by the Harry Potter books are based on a satire written in The Onion. The Onion is a web newspaper that consists entirely […]
The theme of Pokemon is “gotta catch ’em all”, and that is exactly how Jesus feels about us – he wants to catch us all, and bring all of His children into His kingdom. The nicest Pokemon trainer is Ash, and in some ways, Ash is like Jesus. Ash is a trainer, and Jesus wants […]
If a child lives with criticism He learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility He learns to fight. If a child lives with ridicule He learns to be shy. If a child lives with jealousy He learns to feel guilty. If a child lives with tolerance He learns to be patient. If a […]
JOHNNY U When I was a boy, I hero-worshipped easily, and my great hero was Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts. I lived for Sundays when I could watch him play on television, watch him throw those dazzling touchdown passes to Raymond Berry, watch him beat the Green Bay Packers. I wrote him once, and […]
“Cervantes completed Don Quixote when he was nearing 70. Clara Barton, at 59, founded the American Red Cross. Goethe finished the dramatic poem ‘Faust’ at 82. Verdi composed Othello at 73, Falstaff in his late seventies. Benjamin Disraeli became Prime Minister of England for the second time at 70.” — Today in the Word
“Earl C. Shriver” wrote… > Hi! I’ve been noticing some strange behaviours among the neighborhood > children. Can anyone tell me if there are any telltale signs of a child > being abused. http://www.missingkids.org/html/ncmec_default_ec_cse_exploitation_signs.htm : Parents should be alert to the below noted indicators of sexual and physical abuse and exploitation. – Changes in behavior, […]
[From one of my clients. Rowland Croucher]. Divorce Shame and Healing. Divorced people not only heap feelings of guilt, failure and shame upon themsleves, they are also very sensitive to, and acutely aware of, the suspicion and judgement of others. It is either, “Why did they do that terrible thing?” or “What did they do […]