by Harold & Bette Gillogly Your tongue has the power to speak life. It also has the power to speak death. That’s what Proverbs 18:21 says, and it is absolutely true! Have you ever thought about the ramifications of this truth? That when you criticize your spouse or kids, you are speaking death to them, […]
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4 Secrets That Will Make Your Family Happier
Joy & Happiness Relationship Skillsby Harold & Bette Gillogly Are you longing for your normal routine? Haven’t seen much of that for months now, have we? Not with this Covid-19 virus still going strong. Have you noticed that family life can really get out of whack without our “normal routines”? We want to offer you 4 “secrets” you can […]
Is God’s Discipline Always Good?
Joy & Happiness Tough TimesBoy, don’t you wish you had the faith of Moses? And don’t you wish you could say you have a heart after God’s own heart like David? And how about Paul? Talk about courage and boldness and faithfulness! I wish I were more like the Apostle Paul. Don’t you? Watch video. But on the other […]
8 Truths about Anger that Will Change Your Life
Anger Issues Forgivenessby Harold and Bette Gillogly ANGER – Turn on the news. Venture into the caustic world of social media. It’s everywhere! People are angry…some for very good reasons. And some for very bad reasons. Anger is a tricky emotion, that’s why the Scriptures say a lot about it. Take a look at Ephesians 4:26 through 5:2 and […]
How to Wallow the Right Way
Anger Issues Thinking PitfallsIt seemed like all we could think about…all we could talk about…was how badly we had been hurt by someone who was supposed to be our pastor, our shepherd. We kept turning over and over in our minds what he had said. What we had said. What we should have said. What zinger we should […]
The Cure for Worry!
Joy & Happiness Thinking Pitfalls Tough TimesDon’t worry about anything. Well, that’s easier said than done, isn’t it? There is so much to worry about right now! Just look around. A lot of people have lost their jobs, their businesses. They are feeling hopeless and see no end to this horrible pandemic. Many are sick. Some have died. So how can […]
God’s Guide for Parents
Anger Issues Relationship SkillsGloria’s father was abusive and mean. She recalls that as a child, her only emotion toward her father was fear. Today, as a forty-year-old woman, she still has trouble believing God could possibly want good for her. That He can truly be trusted. As a parent, and especially as a father, you teach your children […]
Kids Have Flags Too!
Anger Issues Relationship SkillsPart 4: The Flags of the Spirit by Harold and Bette Gillogly Being filled with God’s Spirit is for kids too! They don’t have to wait ‘til they’re 21 to experience the incredible joy of having the Spirit of God fill them up. They can choose to live in Green Flag territory instead of the […]
Submission and Headship: The Deep End of the Pool
Joy & Happiness Relationship SkillsPart 3: The Flags of the Spirit by Harold and Bette Gillogly We promised you in our last blog that with this one we were going to jump into the deep end of the pool! So here we go! Ephesians 5:22-24 is a continuation of Paul’s teaching about how we can tell if we are […]
The Flag We’d Rather Not Talk About
Joy & Happiness Persevering LovePart 2, The Flags of the Spirit by Harold and Bette Gillogly Red Flag – Stop! Something is wrong! Green Flag – You are going in the right direction. It’s safe to keep going! These are the Flags we’ve been finding as we’ve journeyed through Ephesians, chapter 5, for as verse 15 warns us: “Be […]