Category: Relationships

Jesus calls us to a life of love. Sometimes love has to be tough, especially when there has been a conflict. Arguments and disagreements separate people and create division between friends, families, communities, and even in the church. It takes a great deal of courage, wisdom and sensitivity to resolve conflicts and restore relationships. Jesus … Continue reading Tough Love

Men and women use same words but they sometimes have different meanings. For example when a woman says, “I feel like you never listen,” she does not expect the word “never” to be taken in a literal sense. It is simply a way to communicate the frustration she is feeling at the time. When it … Continue reading Understanding Women …

Forgiveness is never easy - even when someone apologises and asks for it ... Corrie ten Boom spent spent time in Nazi concentration camps for hiding Jews in her home during the Holocaust. 52 and unmarried, she had lived at home with her elderly father and older sister Betsie. All three of them had been sent to … Continue reading Corrie ten Boom – the Power of Forgiveness

Here are some common questions about forgiveness: 1. “Is it wrong to be angry?” It is not necessarily sinful to feel angry. Anger is a warning system alerting us that something is wrong and needs our attention. The key is to not convert angry emotions into angry behavior. Allow your emotions to settle down then … Continue reading Common Questions about Forgiveness

The Christian God exists eternally in a Trinity of loving relationships – Father, Son and Spirit. God created us as the object of his love and invites us to participate in a community of loving friendships. As we fully understand how much God loves us, we are able to love others from a strong foundation … Continue reading Awkward Love

Robert Enright (2008) Forgiveness is a Choice: A Step by Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope  Washington DC: American Psychological Association Dr Robert Enright was called the forgiveness trailblazer by Time Magazine. He is the unquestioned pioneer in the scientific study of forgiveness. He is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University … Continue reading Choosing to Forgive

There are lots of similarities between men and women ... and also lots of differences (far beyond the fact that men can't get pregnant). Here are a few that I have read about (and yes, there are exceptions to every one of them!): 1. The average man has 6 items in his bathroom - a … Continue reading Differences between Men and Women

Men and women process information very differently. Women often think out loud, sharing their process with any interested listener. Men, before they talk, silently mull over or think about what they have heard or experienced. Women tend to process things by talking them through. Men tend to process things by thinking.  A female brain is organised for multi-tracking – … Continue reading Men and Women Communicating

In the book Why Men Don't Have a Clue and Women Always Need More Shoes, the authors discuss common questions women ask about men, based on over 5,000 letters they have received. Here are a few of them. [Note: I take no responsibility for the information or opinions presented in this BLOG post] 1. Why … Continue reading Common Questions Women Ask About Men

This weekend we began a new series on LOVE. Here's a quick summary with some discussion questions. Responding to a World in Turmoil Despite the fact that there are many good things happening in our world today, it doesn’t take a lot of insight to realize that we are a world in turmoil – especially … Continue reading LOVE (Pt.1) – Original Love