Bite Your Own Big Toe
Have you ever called someone a “snob” or “unfriendly” when they didn’t speak to you and later found out that they had just received some news of a tragedy? They weren’t being a jerk; they were just in shock. We don’t know where people start but we have a plan where people ought to be. We don’t know their motives or their background so we make a judgment and get into trouble. Like the old man who took his ugly dog for his regular Sunday walk in the park. The little old man sat on the park bench...
Read MoreDe-Scenting A Skunk
Everyone has conflicts. During the first conflict with my wife I didn’t see her for a couple of days and then slowly my left eye began to open. Now my eyes are wide open and I realize that conflict is inevitable. Even if you marry Mr. Right his first name will probably be Always. One couple had been arguing about everything for years. They were tired of living in a perpetual state of conflict. Finally she tipped off her husband about the prayer she was petitioning to God. She said, “I’ve been praying for God...
Read MoreWedding Wake-Up Call
Relationships are confusing these days. I read that there is a rock star’s son who will marry his ex-wife’s mother. His son from a previous marriage announced his engagement to the mother of the rock star’s former wife. The marriage will make the rock star his ex-wife’s step-grandfather. I think. People marry again and again. A pastor’s phone rang on Tuesday morning. It was a call from a young woman who didn’t identify herself. She stated that she wanted to be married on Friday of that week. This was...
Read MoreConflicting Ways
Been to battle lately? Conflict can actually be good for you. Criticism separates people, but conflict stimulates people. If you ignore things, they build up and get worse. You might as well fight the battle before you have to go to war. A little boy asked his dad, “How did the war start?” “Which war?” asked his father. “The big war, how did it start?” “Well, it started when Germany invaded Belgium.” His wife interrupted, “That isn’t how the war started. It started when Germany invaded...
Read MoreFidget While You Talk
Relationships can be tough. This week I was exasperated with Penny and said, “I was a fool when I married you.” She said, “Yes, dear, but I was too in love to notice.” I think sometimes that if Penny really loved me she would have married someone else. We’ve had our share of conflicts. We made a commitment when we were married that we would never go to bed angry, so we stayed up all night every night the first three months of our marriage. Most of our conflicts involve communication. Unfortunately, the...
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