People who take regular exercise during their free time are less likely to have symptoms of depression and anxiety, a study of 40,000 Norwegians has found. via www.bbc.co.uk Check out this article that deals with the effects of exercise and depression.
The church in America is puzzled. Young adults are leaving in droves. Magazines, books and blogs are wagging the finger of blame to point out who is responsible. Some say it is a failure of youth ministry, some point to church budgets and some nail the blame on outdated, unhip worship services. We parents are…
Eventually everyone has to move beyond the wounds and the hurts they experienced as children and learn to parent their own children in a new and better way. The excuse that I didn't have good parents simply won't fly in the end.We need to stop the cycle. Beyond that we need to move to the…
I thought this conference was awesome. I highly recommend it to everyone. In fact, I did recommend it to other pastors in my city.~David Drake, Pastor “I don’t like church. I often find the speakers boring. Not Joe, I could sit and listen to him for hours. Everyone should hear this material.”~Ruth, Grand Rapids Mi…
Hopes and Dreams Everyone has dreams about their relationships, especially their marriage. Sadly, the numbers tell us that many times those hopes and dreams end up fractured and broken. Often, problems in relationships are passed on from one generation to another. Participants who attend Hopes and Dreams will learn proven methods of communication. Each participant…
I heard this the other day, what do you think? "When you take away all of the BS, all of the veneer and remove all of the name calling and blaming that goes on in a divorce 90% of the time what happened was someone didn't want to grow up."
4 Potential Myths:
1. Self-Change is Simple
2. It Just Takes Willpower
If you are someone who wants to bring change into your life, I encourage you to consider where on this continuum you might find yourself. I cannot tell you how many clients I have spent time with only to have them leave frustrated because they thought that they were in the action step and in reality they were much more in step 1 or step 2. If you are not ready to change, that’s OK. No one is here to judge you for that, but it is important that you find the courage to admit that you are not ready to change yet.
If you are married, I'd like to ask you a few questions: What is your greatest wound from your youth? How has it impacted your marriage? What is your greatest fear regarding your marriage? What is your spouse's greatest wound? How does it effect your marriage? What is your spouse's greatest fear regarding your marriage?…
Obviously, the counselor is not that well trained and did not get a very good education. Her ears must be plugged, or she’s just a terrible listener. So the client tries again to explain that while he really does need to make a few changes what really needs to happen is:
