Beautiful & Broken

Posted by Tim Jackson on April 30, 2011

The vast contrast in the news from either side of the Atlantic couldn’t be more stark:

The triumph of a celebration over the much anticipated royal wedding in England . . .
Photo by Gerard Stolk

 

 

 

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Royal Weddings

Posted by Tim Jackson on April 29, 2011

OK, it’s time for true confessions. How many of you set your alarms this morning to get up and watch “the wedding of the century?” OK, if you didn’t, how many of you recorded it on your DVR?

Everyone’s talking about the royal wedding between Prince William... Read More

Putting the Cart before the Horse…Acting before Thinking

Posted by Jeff Olson on April 29, 2011

So what is the best approach to a relational conflict? Is it is wise to figure out what to do first, and then think about why we responded that way later? Or is it better to first do the work of considering if we are at a good place or not, and then decide how to respond?

While it is... Read More

The Good-est of Fridays

Posted by Tim Jackson on April 22, 2011

I know there’s a lot of talk and words written about what love is and isn’t, what love does and doesn’t, whether love wins or not, or whether we’re just to cynical to even believe in love in the first place. The fact is, on this good-est of Fridays, we need to focus... Read More

Love beats porn

Posted by Jeff Olson on April 21, 2011

CS Lewis once said, “The process of living seems to consist in coming to realize truths so ancient and simple that, if stated, they sound like barren platitudes.”

At the risk of sounding too simplistic, I often suggest to men (and remind myself) that one of the most powerful... Read More

Soul Surfer

Posted by Jeff Olson on April 14, 2011

Last weekend my family took in the excellent film Soul Surfer.  The film tells the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton who beat incredible odds to become a competitive surfer again.

Life was anything but easy for Bethany after she lost her left arm and... Read More

Never cheat

Posted by Tim Jackson on April 5, 2011

When did we shift from the idea in our society that cheating is wrong to cheating is okay? People often think nothing of cheating on their taxes.  Cheating on the job has become common place and costs employer’s billions each year. And cheating in professional sports or in politics? Lying... Read More

Infidelity’s Devastation

Posted by Tim Jackson on April 1, 2011

Ok, I admit it. I’m a child of the 50′s and 60′s who grew up with TV. I like to watch some favorite shows then, and now. And contrary to the popular belief of some, it’s not all bad.

Now don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a wholesale endorsement of everything... Read More