by joebeam | Aug 30, 2011 | Life, Money, Parenting, Relationship
It’s about time someone sued their Mom because she didn’t put cash in a birthday card…WHAT?! You can read the news article here to get all the gory details. The gist is that two privileged children in their 20’s sued their Mom for bad parenting...
by joebeam | Aug 25, 2011 | Communication, How To's, Life, Relationship
Robert Smith commented on Why Can You Hear What I Feel? He writes… I understand your point — that we should validate another person’s feelings and show empathy — but there are some people who have a very distorted, self-centered view of the world. Their feelings...
by joebeam | Aug 24, 2011 | Communication, Life, Relationship
A few years ago I was in a contentious meeting with a group of church leaders., though it had not started that way. At one point, I metaphorically threw up my hands and queried, “Can you at least understand why I feel as I do about this?” One brother...
by joebeam | Jun 21, 2011 | How To's, Marriage, Relationship, Sex, Uncategorized
Q: “Hello I was wondering is it OK for me to talk about sex with my fiance before we are married? I have heard it said this is important so that we know what our expectations are, is this right? How far is it OK for us to go in our conversation as a Christian...
by joebeam | May 24, 2011 | God, Marriage, Marriage Trouble, Orgasm, Overcoming the Past, Relationship, Sex, Sin? Wrong? Or not?
Question received through the Internet: 20 years into our marriage, I “came out” to my wife and told her of my homosexual past. She said she would stay with me as long as I remain faithful to her (I have been & intend to). We love each other, but now...
by joebeam | May 24, 2011 | Communication, How To's, Life, Marriage, Marriage Trouble, Overcoming the Past, Relationship
Pardon the delay between Steps 3.3 and 3.4. Back on track now… We shared four of the steps for reconciliation in previous blogs. We conclude now with steps 4, 5, and 6. If you put all the blogs together, you have one of the most effective ways to reconcile...
