Judgementalism
I’ve been sidelined for days with some kind of flu-type bug; I’m behind on both reading and writing. So… until I can think clearly enough to blog something of my own, I recommend Mark Yarhouse’s The Psychology of Judgementalism and the The Psychology of Judgementalism -2.
Longest Married Couple Alive?
From the Minneapolis-St. Paul StarTribune: Eight decades after heading down the aisle, a White Bear Lake couple may be headed for the Guinness Book of Records. Clarence, 101, and Mayme Vail, 99, celebrated their 83rd anniversary Sunday, possibly making them the longest married couple alive in the United States. Married in 1925, they almost didn’t [...]
Don’t Worry…
…Be Happy The other day I wrote about Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). GAD is when worry occurs more or less constantly to the point where it interferes with ones ability to function. Two of the primary symptoms are worrying a lot about everyday things even if there is little or no reason to worry about [...]
Reporting Sexual Abuse
“As a pastor, do I have to report sexual abuse?” The question above was a search phrase that sent someone to my web site. I hope they found what they were looking for. Just in case I haven’t spelled it out clearly enough, I offer the following thoughts. Yes! At least in Oklahoma you do. [...]
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
“Do you feel better now?”, my wife asked. “I could tell you were worried”. No. Not really; not much better. I woke up Saturday morning to find the middle finger of my right hand swollen to about three times it’s normal size. It looked as if I had made a rude gesture to the wrong [...]
Praise
Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first. -Billy Sunday
Counseling Blogs
Web logs about counseling/psychology are niche blogs. And not a very large niche. Christian counseling blogs are a really tiny niche. Below are a few blogs (general psychology and Christian counseling) that I read regularly. General interest Kansas Family & Divorce Lawyer Oklahoma Family Law Blog (Anyone who works with children – especially blended families [...]
Money and Marriage
I love this story; I wish it were mine, but it’s not. A young, newly married women heads out the door to go shopping when her husband informs her she has all of $30 to spend. She has a terrible time, fumes about being controlled, reminds herself she is an adult and he’s not her [...]
Thesis Statement
definition: (noun) an explanation of the topic or purpose of a research paper If you are teaching an Advanced Placement (AP) English course in one of the state’s best high schools and the majority of your students – the best and the brightest the school has to offer – just can’t seem to understand what [...]
