Older people and children are often sick
As a basic principle we should not ascribe any deterioration in health to a specific age group. We have been brainwashed for years to believe that children are forever vomiting, teething, snivelling or running temperatures, while older people have arthritis, fragile bones, stiffness, as well as poor sight and [...]
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Why old(er) people are not like children continued
December 13, 2009Breaking Down the Breakdowns
September 2, 2009Like a complex machine with a lot of moving parts, communication can break down for many reasons. Each of these reasons has a remedy, but you have to know enough about the machine and its parts to spot the problem and get some glimmer of an idea how to fix it.
Do you also feel insecure about your marriage?
January 7, 2009“My husband is a very attractive man and he’s the president of his own company although he is still young. I know that women are out to get him, especially some divorced secretaries who constantly flirt with him. I’m raising these kids here at home and I have to admit that I worry about holding [...]
My Wife has an Affair and I avoid confronting her in Fear of losing her
January 6, 2009“My wife has been involved in an affair with her boss for six months. I’ve known about it from the beginning but just haven’t been able to confront her. Melanie acts as if she doesn’t love me anyway. If I give her an ultimatum I could lose her completely. Can you assure me that that [...]
Predestined Dating
November 29, 2008We all sometimes love to marvel about things like, ‘Had I never gone to the Pizza Hut that day, I would never have met her . . .’ or, ‘It all began when I spotted him in the police line-up.’ It is fine, so long as you understand it as deep mystery, the romantic beginning [...]
The chaotic quest for ‘the best’
November 22, 2008They say that when women first start dating, their fantasy perfect man is tall, dark and handsome. At the age of twenty-five they change it to tall, dark and handsome with money. At thirty-five, they change it again to tall, dark and handsome with money and a brain. At forty-eight, it’s a man with hair. [...]
Happy and unhappy are not opposites: Happily Marriage ever after
November 13, 2008The two dimensions of happiness
If I had to ask you what the opposite of “unhappy” was, you would in all likelihood reply, “happy” — but in a sense this is not really true. If for instance, I were to keep banging my head against a wall, it would make me very unhappy. If I stopped [...]
How must a husband love his wife? part 4 Understanding her
November 10, 2008The fourth way in which a husband is to love his wife is to be sensitive to her moods and feelings. 1 Peter 3:7 also says that husbands are to “be considerate as you live with your wives”. The word “considerate” can also be translated “according to knowledge”, and it suggests understanding them and accepting [...]
How must a husband love his wife? part 1 Putting her needs first
November 10, 2008Philippians 2:3-5 says we must consider the needs of others more important than our own needs, just as Christ did. This means that as far as material things are concerned a new suede coat for your wife must have preference over a new set of golf clubs for yourself, or whatever both of your particular [...]
