Family
Someone Who Understands
A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a […]
How Much Tv Is Too Much Tv?
Many adults feel that since they freely watched television when they were young and don’t think that they were too negatively affected, TV doesn’t have a significant impact either on their children, or themselves as adults. The difference, though, lies in the nature of the programs that were prevalent in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, […]
The Gift Of Friendship
Friendship is a priceless gift that cannot be bought or sold, But its value is far greater than a mountain made of pure gold, For gold is cold and lifeless, it can neither see nor hear, And in the time of trouble it is powerless to cheer, No heart to understand, it cannot bring you […]
Mothers
GUIDELINES FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN WHO WORK OUTSIDE THE HOME by Norman and Ann Bales INTRODUCTION The number of married couples with both spouses working outside the home has increased more than 40 per cent since the sixties. In our work with churches we have noticed how flight from the home to the workplace has eroded […]
Marriage
SPIRIT: SKILLS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS IN TRUTH WHATEVER HAPPENED TO “HAPPILY EVER AFTER?” by Mikal Frazier, LMFT, LPC “And they lived happily ever after” is one of the most tragic sentences in literature. It’s tragic because it’s a falsehood. It is a myth that has led generations to expect something from marriage that […]
Bullying
I am sure many of you will find some parallells here that will give cause to think JanG Those who can, do. Those who can’t bully Where are people bullied? -at work by their manager or co-workers or subordinates, or by their clients (bullying, workplace bullying, mobbing, work abuse, harassment, discrimination) -at home by their […]
Their ‘Level Of Perfection’
In Brooklyn, New York, Chush is a school that caters to learning-disabled children. Some children remain in Chush for their entire school careers, while others in time go to conventional Jewish schools. At a Chush fund-raising dinner, the father of a Chush child delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. […]
When Illness Strikes The Family
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-017 by Norman and Ann Bales With the exception of death itself, nothing disturbs the tranquility of a family quite so severely as prolonged, serious illness. We seem to take our health for granted. We all have colds, flu, viruses, headaches, stomach disorders, backaches and other short-term illness. Sometimes people have more […]
Myths About Marriage
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-023 You don’t have to be an expert to know that marriage is trouble. Recently, we have been shocked by a media report, which suggested that the divorce rate is highest in the Bible Belt. On the heels of that came the report that the Baptist divorce rate exceeds the divorce rate […]
“Say It!”
February 14 Monday Read: Song of Solomon 2:10-14 My beloved spoke, and said to me; “Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.” -Song of Solomon 2:10 All too often we take for granted the ones we love. Perhaps we get caught up in the day-to-day process of living and working and we […]
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