Absolutely No excuse to pass insensitive remarks by Max Lucado The passages below are taken from Max Lucado’s book “God Came Near,” published in 1986 by Multnomah Publishers, Inc. INSENSITIVITY MAKES A WOUND THAT HEALS SLOWLY. If someone hurts your feelings intentionally you know how to react. You know the source of the pain. But if … Continue reading Absolutely No excuse to pass insensitive remarks by Max Lucado

Blaming in any Relationship by Dr Henry Cloud and Dr John Townsend In any relationship (between spouses, between parents and children, between siblings, between relatives, between friends, between bosses and employees, between one another, etc) it is human to blame the other person for causing the misunderstanding. We have learnt from very young to point the … Continue reading Blaming in any Relationship by Dr Henry Cloud and Dr John Townsend

Common Blocks to Communication by John Powell and Loretta Brady All the passages below are taken from John Powell and Loretta Brady’s book “Will the Real Me Please Stand Up?” published in 1985. All of us, at times, use blocks of one kind or another to prevent ourselves from really listening to another person. We throw … Continue reading Common Blocks to Communication by John Powell and Loretta Brady

 Conflicts in Life by Charles R Swindoll The following quotations are from Charles R. Swindoll’s book, “Paul---A Man of Grace and Grit,” published in 2002.             Paul and Barnabas stayed on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the Word of God. But they weren’t alone. There were a number of teachers and preachers at that time in Antioch. After … Continue reading Conflicts in Life by Charles R Swindoll

Courageous Enough to Share Our Personal Vulnerability with Others byFather John Powell and Loretta Brady All the passages below are taken from Jesuit Father John Powell and Loretta Brady’s book “Will the Real Me Please Stand Up?” published in 1985. There is a theory about inferiority complexes which I am willing and ready to accept. … Continue reading Courageous Enough to Share Our Personal Vulnerability with Others byFather John Powell and Loretta Brady

Entering into the Lives of Others by J R Miller All the passages below are taken from J R Miller, “Intimate Letters on Personal Problems.” http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/intimate_letters.htm I have been trying for a good while to teach my people, however, that all they can do for their friends, even their closest and dearest friends, is to keep … Continue reading Entering into the Lives of Others by J R Miller

Honest and Genuine Relationships by Bill Hybel  The passages below are taken from Bill Hybels’ book “Honest to God?” published in 1990 by Strand Publishing.      Forming proper philosophies of masculinity and femininity brings us one step closer to authentic Christianity. The next step goes beyond how we see ourselves to how we relate to … Continue reading Honest and Genuine Relationships by Bill Hybel

             Misunderstood by J R Miller J. R. Miller, 1909 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/SERMONS.htm There is a strange story or tradition of a stone which was originally meant for an important place in the temple—but which was misunderstood and rejected by the builders. When the temple was about to be finished, one stone of peculiar shape was needed to complete it, … Continue reading Misunderstood by J R Miller

MUTUAL FORBEARANCE or PATIENT TOLERANCE by J R Miller     By J. R. Miller 1894   http://www.gracegems.org/sermons Among all Christian duties, there are few that touch life at more points than the duty of mutual forbearance, and there are few that, in the observance or the breach, have more to do with the happiness or … Continue reading MUTUAL FORBEARANCE or PATIENT TOLERANCE by J R Miller

    Of winners and losers by Father Roland Rolheiser        CatholicNews  Sunday March 19, 2017 OUR society tends to divide us up into winner and losers. Sadly, we don't often reflect on how this affects our relationships with each other, nor on what it means for us as Christians. What does it mean? In essence, that our relationships with … Continue reading Of winners and losers by Father Roland Rolheiser

Overcoming Hypersensitivity by Father Ronald Rolheiser   (CatholicNews---Sunday April 15, 2007)                 www.catholic.org.sg      IN HER AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Therese of Lisieux describes what she considers as one of the key moments of conversion in her life:      She was the youngest in her family and her father's favourite. He doted on her and every year when the family … Continue reading Overcoming Hypersensitivity by Father Ronald Rolheiser

                   Patience as a Virtue St Paul places “love is patient” way ahead of all other virtues like kindness, compassion, courtesy, generosity and humility. Why does St Paul stress that patience is the first and foremost definition of love? Has St Paul got it all wrong? Is love possible without patience? Is patience all that important? In our fast paced modern life, … Continue reading Patience as a Virtue

Relate to People as Persons by Henri Nouwen The passages below are taken from Father Henri J.M. Nouwen’s book “Turn My Mourning into Dancing,” published in 2001: Relate to People as Persons rather than their Roles (84-85)      Living with others can also break us out of our narrow points of view. When we relate to life … Continue reading Relate to People as Persons by Henri Nouwen

Relationship is More Important than Attention by Archbishop William Goh                  By Archbishop William Goh’s Reflection on Oct 9, 2018                  Scripture readings: Galatians 1:13-24; Psalm 139; Luke 10:38-42                   In CatholicNews on Sunday October 28, 2018  WE are by vocation apostles rather than contemplatives. We like to "do" rather than to simply "be". Why? … Continue reading Relationship is More Important than Attention by Archbishop William Goh

    Tame Your Tongue by Pastor David Wilkerson Epistle James says that no man can tame his tongue. But with the help of the Holy Spirit, he can tame his tongue. Listen to the Audio Sermon by Pastor David Wilkerson of Times Square Church of New York. Go to www.sermonindex.net--->click Audio Sermons-àClick David Wilkerson. Scroll down to page 17 at the bottom and click … Continue reading Tame Your Tongue by Pastor David Wilkerson

    The Lesson of Relationships by Elisabeth Kubler Ross and David Kessler All the passages below are taken from the book “Life Lessons” by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler. It was published in 2000. A forty-one-year-old woman remembered an uneventful evening she and her husband had spent several months ago. They ate a simple dinner she had … Continue reading The Lesson of Relationships by Elisabeth Kubler Ross and David Kessler

          We are not alone--How so by Max Lucado? The passages below are taken from Max Lucado’s book “Traveling Light,” published in 2001 by W. Publishing Group. A friend of mine worked at a pharmacy while attending the University of Texas. Steve’s primary job was to deliver supplies to nursing homes in the Austin area. … Continue reading We are not alone–How so by Max Lucado?

We have no right to hate ourselves by Joyce Meyer All the passages below are taken from Joyce Meyer’s book “Beauty for Ashes,” published in 1994 by Time Warner Book Group. SHAME CAUSES SELF-REJECTION and, in some cases, self-hatred. In more extreme cases, it can develop into self-abuse, including self-mutilation. I have ministered to several … Continue reading We have no right to hate ourselves by Joyce Meyer