by Harold and Bette Gillogly Would you say a topic is important if the Bible speaks about it over 300 times? If you do, then this subject – Thot-talk – is extremely important — to God and to us. It is so important, in fact, that Proverbs 23:7 states, As a man thinks within himself, […]
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Well What Did You Expect (Pt. 2 of 2)
Persevering Love Relationship Skills Thinking Pitfallsby Harold & Bette Gillogly Remember in our last Seeds for Growth, we found out there were two roads leading to two entirely different places. The first road is paved with “ought to be’s” – my wife ought to be…. My husband ought to be…. My children ought to be…. This road leads to a […]
Well What Did You Expect (Pt. 1 of 2)
Persevering Love Thinking Pitfallsby Harold & Bette Gillogly We all came into marriage with expectations — some realistic, some not so realistic. “My wife ought to be like Carol Brady.” “My husband ought to be like Ozzie Nelson.” “And my children ought to be like Beaver Cleaver.” But soon after the vows are said, reality sets in. REALITY […]
Overcoming Defensiveness (Pt. 1 of 2)
Relationship Skills Thinking Pitfallsby Harold and Bette Gillogly It’s instinctive. We all do it. Our mates say something perfectly innocent, we take it personally and become defensive. It’s as though we feel we must protect ourselves at any cost. In fact, that’s what “to defend” means: to protect. The problem is that protecting has two sides, for when […]
