Nuggets

When The Gorgeous Redhead and I first got together, we were the proverbial skunk and turtle respectively. She conducted her business at the top of her lungs and I withdrew into my shell. Neither of us understood the root cause of these behavior models was to be found in the oft misunderstood and shunned illness we know as depression. […]

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Recently I was asked to post this NUGGET again. It was true before and still is today. In the English language, ‘love’ is a catch-all term for many different kinds of feelings. This is only partly why English speakers are so comfortable slinging it around. If love knows no boundaries, then surely there’s no language barrier

Father, God, thank You for sending Jesus among us to do what no one else ever did or could. Since Jesus was and is the Prince of Peace who is both with and within me, I can stay calm in the midst of stressful situations, by re-centering myself in You. Thank You for caring enough for

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” (II Corinthians 5:17) In his book Teaching the Elephant to Dance, James Belasco describes how trainers shackle young elephants with heavy chains to deeply embedded stakes. In that way the elephant learns to

Part 5 of the series on building strong relationships. There is hope for those of you who have been wounded in your marriage or from a divorce. You can view Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 on our website here, www.24kgoldmarriage.org. Get on the Same Page in the Book A willing spirit begins with a

O LORD, my God and Father, You alone know what a dreamer and visionary I have been. I seem bent on rushing into big dreams without Your full blessing. I’m not always certain what lessons I was to have learned along the way. What I have learned is I want to be open to You

LORD Jesus, I am so often tempted to ask You the wrong questions when things get tough, when sadness intrudes, or the fears of the unknown threaten. I pray earnestly today for he courage to make my first prayer to You to be asking what You want me to do in light of whatever circumstance

There is hope for those of you who have been wounded in your marriage or from a divorce. The next two Nuggets share how fellow strugglers have found new life, healing, happiness and promise for better days. You can view Parts 1, 2 and 3 on our website www.24kgoldmarriage.org. If your mate or your marriage

There is hope for those of you who have been wounded in your marriage or from a divorce. The next two Nuggets share how fellow strugglers have found new life, healing, happiness and promise for better days. You can view Parts 1 and 2 here on our website www.24kgoldmarriage.org. Do you believe the romantic myth?