Demandingness (Part 2)

Posted by Tim Jackson on January 27, 2012

Okay, so if you read my previous post (Demandingness Part 1), maybe you’ve had time to reflect on how your inborn demandingness shows up in your life. I know, it’s always easier to see it in others first, but this time I want you to focus on you. Not pretty is it?

So what’s... Read More

Demandingness (Part 1)

Posted by Tim Jackson on January 25, 2012

Are you a demanding? Do you have any demanding people in your life? Underlying the struggles in most relationships is a vein of demandingness that erodes the potential for love and justifies all the hurtful things we do to each other.

All of us, if we’re honest, struggle with... Read More

Hiding behind Humor

Posted by Jeff Olson on January 20, 2012

Hunter Adams, a physician whose life was the basis for the 1998 film Patch Adams, has spent his career encouraging doctor-patient relationships that rely heavily on the use of humor and play. Adams believes establishing this kind of connection with a patient is essential to their physical... Read More

Hang time continued . . .

Posted by Tim Jackson on January 17, 2012

A good friend and colleague read my last blog and commented that he thought one could get the impression from reading it that reading the Bible or Bible study was the only way we can hang with Jesus. Hmmm?

As I reread what I wrote, I can see how some readers might draw that... Read More

Is Anger Your “Go-To” Emotion?

Posted by Jeff Olson on January 12, 2012

Ever get angry? I know I sure do. If there is one emotion I’m personally acquainted with—it’s getting hacked off.

Anger can be a legitimate and healthy emotion. The apostle Paul speaks of a righteous anger: “Be angry, and yet do not sin” (Ephesians 4:26 NASB).Read More

Hang time

Posted by Tim Jackson on January 10, 2012

At this time of NFL football playoffs and NCAA championship bowl games, you can hear a lot about “hang time.” It’s the term used to describe the amount of time that a punt “hangs in the air” before it is caught by a player on the opposing team. More time is better,... Read More

the presence of others

Posted by Jeff Olson on January 6, 2012

Tomorrow morning, a couple of friends and I are planning to drive two hours to attend the funeral of a stranger. The deceased actually is the brother of a close friend and co-worker who unexpectedly died of a brain aneurism at the age of 50.

We’re attending the funeral for the same... Read More

Setting Life Goals

Posted by Tim Jackson on January 4, 2012

Okay. So you’ve weathered the holidays and now you’re trying to get back into the swing of things. And, if you’re like me, you’re looking at how to trim away those few extra holiday pounds all the candy, cookies, and fruitcake you consumed have tacked on (Yes, I do like... Read More