Archive for July, 2010
Today @ The Gathering: If You Want to Hold Onto That Bitterness, Go Right Ahead – Step #8: Follow Up
Today @ The Gathering we talked about one of the most powerful steps in any person’s growth; and that is the ability, the willingness, and the strategy to extend forgiveness and grace to those who have wounded us.
We talked about the four kinds of people who wound us: those… More
This Weekend @ The Gathering – When You Made Things Right With God, Did You Forget the Next Important Step That Makes the Whole Thing Work?
One of my pet-peeves are people who call themselves Christians, and who believe that their faith is only about their personal relationship with God. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Jesus made it very clear that our relationship with God, the health or lack thereof, is reflected in the… More
Stop Sending Me Boycott Invitations on Facebook
I’m trying hard to like Facebook, but I have to admit, I like Twitter and blogs much more. I’d give up on it altogether, but but it’s the 500 million-plus people that create a neighborhood I’d like to get to understand.
Why do I dislike it? Here is my number… More
Who is the best decision-maker in a marriage: a man, or a woman? Today on the David & Paula Show
Today on the David and Paula Show we will talk about decisions. Who makes them? Why? And how? Is it the man who makes all the decisions and then lets his wife in on it, or is it a collaborative effort where they talk about it, think about it,… More
Not Having Sex Outside of Or Before Marriage Because it’s Wrong is Not the Best Reason
As a follower of Jesus, I’ve committed myself to the resurrected Lord who is my Savior.
Not only do I trust Him with my eternal safety and bliss, but I’ve committed to obey Him and follow Him in all things in my life.
So let’s talk about some of the… More
Dave Rave – 5 Things You Should Never, Ever, Ever Say to Another Human Being
You would think, for a guy who has made his living for the last 38 years using words, I’d know better than to say some of the things that I say. Hopefully I could say “I have said,” as in the past.
I am learning a little about the power… More
Today @ The Gathering: Isn’t It About Time You Moved On to Bigger, Better, Bolder Things?
Today @ The Gathering we continued our summer series, 12 Steps Up. We’ve been talking about how messy people mature over time.
Today we talked about Step #7, Grow Up. Growing up means I get out of the shallow end of… More
The March of the Morally Moronic
One of the challenges that guys like me have in the current world is to communicate the importance of ethics and morality without sounding prudish, self-righteous, or condemning.
We live in a time I can best describe as the March of the Morally Moronic. Now I know that sounds like… More
Join Us for the David and Paula Show Today for Episode Twelve: How to Juggle all the Demands of Marriage, Family, and Work, and do it Really, Really Well
One of the common themes we hear in our counseling is how stressed we all are in our demands of work, family, and children.
It seems hard these days after all you give at work and at home, to have any time left for yourself. But let’s face it. … More
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