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How Do You Deal With Jealousy In The Home?
by Norman Bales “Tell me what he’s got that I ain’t got.” The lyrics of a mostly forgettable country song expose the raw bitterness of human jealousy. In terms of sheer destructive potential, jealousy poses a greater threat to peaceful relationships at home than just about any passion you can name. Jealousy gives birth to […]
What Women Think/Feel/Say About Being Women
Last week I spoke at a conference of teachers from Christian schools, and led an elective for women only. The title they gave me: ‘After 9000 hours of counseling women what have I learnt?’ At the beginning I asked the 45 women to complete three sentences, anonymously: 1. I believe women are…2. As a woman […]
Women And Men: Love And Alienation Part 1
Following my recent post ‘What women think/feel/say about being women’, here’s a chapter about women from my recent book ‘The Family: At Home in a Heartless World’ (HarperCollins 1995). I don’t claim significant expertise here (wrong gender to start with): these ideas come from being married for 36 years, followed by three daughters, two granddaughters, […]
Women And Men: Love And Alienation Part 2
Following my recent post ‘What women think/feel/say about being women’ (email me if you missed it), here’s a chapter about women from my recent book ‘The Family: At Home in a Heartless World’ (HarperCollins 1995). I don’t claim significant expertise here (wrong gender to start with): these ideas come from being married for 36 years, […]
Grandparents Are Very Special People!
The following is excerpted from my recent book, The Family: At Home in a Heartless World. This article has been posted to our clergy/leaders’ list and home page. Join us for more! Shalom! Rowland CroucherDirector, John Mark Ministries – resources for pastors/leaders.(Bookroom, library, and worldwide F.W.Boreham Trading Post)Home Page: http://jmm.aaa.net.au CLERGY/LEADERS’ LIST: (‘SUBSCRIBE’ on subject-line) […]
Thank You
A Very Belated Thank You When my son, Mark, was in the third grade he saved all his allowance for over two months to buy holiday presents for those he loved. He had saved twenty dollars. The third Saturday in December Mark announced that he had made a list and had his money in his […]
True Love
Moses Mendelssohn, the grandfather of the well-known German composer, was far from being handsome. Along with a rather short stature, he had a grotesque hunchback. One day he visited a merchant in Hamburg who had a lovely daughter named Frumtje. Moses fell hopelessly in love with her. But Frumtje was repulsed by his misshapen appearance. […]
True Love And Beauty
From: Tony Phillips John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose. His interest in her had begun thirteen months before […]
Christian Divorce Rate
CHRISTIANS DIVORCE AT SAME RATE AS OTHERS BUT FOR DIFFERENT REASONS (RNS) WASHINGTON–Although traditional Christian teaching rejects divorce and stresses marital fidelity and family values are central to the religious conservatives’ moral agenda, data show divorce strikes born-again Christians at about the same rate as those who don’t profess a born-again experience. The Barna Research […]
Flowers: Why Lovers Give Them
Howdy Gang, In honour of Valentine’s Day coming up, I’ll be sending out a story or lesson every day to keep you all educated on that wonderful holiday about “love”. If you plan on sending out some flowers…you better read this first! The ancients explained the beauty of the ROSE through myths of godly creation. […]
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