When Abby’s engagement abruptly ended, the intense emotional pain she experienced interfered with everything in her life. She had problems focusing at work, she had little energy for friends on the weekends, and she was constantly nagged with questions like, What’s wrong with me?” Even normal seasons of life bring losses that need to be…
There are a number of articles that have been published digging into how the social fabric of our culture is changing based on social media. The Atlantic published an article called “Is Facebook Making us Lonely?,” which is a long read but very challenging to our understanding about the impact of technology and social media. Smart phones,…
I’ve been married just shy of two years and I’m about to offer you some marriage advice. I can almost guess what you might be thinking…Well, that’s sweet but what does a newlywed who is supposed to be perpetually lost on a puffy white cloud of wedded bliss truly know about being married anyway? While…
Men, fill in this blank: “Women are _________.” Too broad? Try this one: “American women are ________.” Still nothing? “Southern women are ________.” “Women within a 50-mile radius are __________.” If you can fill in any of those blanks accurately you are a smarter man than I. The best I can do are a few…
As I cleared out the dead leaves and debris from my flowerbeds and gardens in preparation for planting some pansies, I got to thinking about our emotional junk. We all have emotional junk—stuff we need to clear out so that we can grow. But some of us have many old hurts (stuff) that we have not…
