Weekly Newsletter

Weekly Newsletter

finding wisdom in a foolish world

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Every week I interact with people on the worst day of their life. At the funeral home, in the hospital, in the courtroom, at jail, or just in my office, I see peoples’ lives in shambles and they do not know what to do. Many times the turmoil is outside the person’s control. A bad diagnosis, death, a poor decision by another person–those are not things a person can control. In those times I try

Why do so many people rotate spouses? It’s not just one marriage that fails; it’s multiple marriages. One bad marriage could happen for a variety of reasons. Someone wasn’t willing to do the work. One of the spouses cheated. Mistakes were made. But multiple marriages raises different questions. (See: Why Nobel Peace Award Winners Get Divorced) What is the main cause of someone having multiple failed marriages? They expect marriage to fix their problems. This

“You can’t prove it,” he said. I didn’t disagree with his statement. We were having a political discussion and he was irritated at my interjection of a Biblical belief into what he thought should be a secular discussion. He couldn’t understand why I would “waste” (his word) so much of my life on something you couldn’t prove. It’s a fair question, especially coming from someone who chooses not to believe. The Christian faith is not

Opinions come naturally. Without thought, we evaluate a situation and form a conclusion. It’s a helpful process which allows us to navigate a complex world. Many opinions dictate what we do, without them we would be paralyzed. Some opinions are just that. They mean nothing and do nothing. Yet there is one aspect about opinions which we rarely consider. (See: The Number One Rule of Disagreement) An old friend called the other day, and as we