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My First Blog Post

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”

Does Hardness of Heart Cause Divorce? If not, then what does?

Does Hardness of Heart Cause Divorce? Recently a friend of mine on Facebook posted a link to an article, called The One Thing Guaranteed to End All Marriages. My response was long and I realized today that it would probably make a good blog post.

The Difference Between Willingness and Capability

In the religious tradition I grew up in (and in society as a whole), there was and is a strong focus on the will. The phrase that best embodies the idea of the will is “Just do it.” Nike — just do it. Nancy Reagan — Just say no. It’s quick, simple, and has theContinue reading “The Difference Between Willingness and Capability”

Have you been faithful to your partner? The answer may surprise you.

If you are married, on your wedding day you made a vow where you pledged your “faith, each to the other.” But what is faithfulness in marriage? Most people say faithfulness means not having sexual or emotional intimacy with anyone besides your spouse. And certainly that is a critical part of faithfulness. But, believe itContinue reading “Have you been faithful to your partner? The answer may surprise you.”

On Getting Old

I got old on Thursday. Not last Thursday. Okay, maybe it wasn’t a Thursday. I don’t remember, I’m old now. But it happened that way. In a moment. An instant. I was getting in my car to go to work. As I often do, I connected my phone to listen to my precious music onContinue reading “On Getting Old”

Why Posts Are So Few and Far Between

Thanks to all of you who read/subscribe to this blog. It means a lot to me. I feel bad that I haven’t posted regularly (or hardly at all) in the past year or so. In this post I will take a crack at explaining why. Warning: I’m going to fail miserably so please be patient.Continue reading “Why Posts Are So Few and Far Between”

Farewell My Friend

[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false”] For those of you who follow this blog (which at this point is up to a rockin’ 350 of you), I’m sorry I haven’t posted in forever. It has been so long probably at least 20 of you have never seen one new post since you signed up. The reason forContinue reading “Farewell My Friend”

Here’s How Close You Are to Being Mentally Ill

[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Mental Illness Hell”]123rf.com[/featured-image] Mental illness is still stigmatized in this country, along with taking the medications that often treat it. The main reason it is stigmatized is that most people just don’t understand it. If that’s you, I think I’ve come up with a way of explaining it that may finallyContinue reading “Here’s How Close You Are to Being Mentally Ill”

Absence of Grace

When someone makes a mistake, then apologizes for it, as far as I’m concerned, it’s done. Chances are usually that I wasn’t angry to begin with, but if I was, a sincere apology does a lot to resolve my anger and any hurt feelings I may have had. I went into the ministry and into counselingContinue reading “Absence of Grace”