Posts with the tag “relationships”

A child who has lost his or her parents is called an orphan. A woman who has lost her husband is called a widow. And a man who lost his wife is called a widower. ...  Read More

If you’re like me, you can hold on to hurt way too long. When someone says something hurtful, I try to let it go. But, I usually end up dwelling on it much longer than I should. When someone does so...  Read More

This blog is a call for all Americans to get off the crazy train. I watch people mindlessly stare at their devices at the gate in airports. They seem to go through withdrawal symptoms when they’re un...  Read More

Several years ago, I was totally convinced that my next-door neighbors were going to be a problem. I misjudged this family the first day that I met them. Before they moved into the house next to mine,...  Read More

Did you know that you can’t buy or sell human body parts on ebay.com? (Sorry, but you’re out of luck if you were looking to make a few extra dollars for a family vacation by selling your kidney.) He...  Read More

It’s hard to keep passion alive in marriage. Ask any couple that has been married for several years, and they will probably tell you that it takes work to keep passion alive in a marriage. However, th...  Read More

Some of the hottest summers of my life have been spent in the countries of Iraq or Kuwait. The heat is oppressive! There’s no escape from it. It’s not uncommon to experience 130° temperatures in the d...  Read More

There’s an old axiom I used to hear often in the US Army: “Life would be easy if it wasn’t for people.” This statement always made me laugh because it was leaders who generally made that statement. Le...  Read More

You’re going to find this blog highly unusual – stay with me until the end and it should make sense. The US metal band Metallica recorded a song in 1991 entitled Unforgiven. This song was a smash hit....  Read More

In the beginning God created (Genesis 1:1). This is the starting point for all you need to know about Biology. God created people in Genesis 1:26. God’s original reason for creating humans was fe...  Read More

You’ve heard the statement, “Can’t see the forest for the trees.” I don’t know who came up with that statement, but I feel like that a lot. I often feel like I’m so focused on the details right in fro...  Read More