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I know you have used a global positioning system [GPS] in your car and when you took a wrong turn, you heard it speak those words to you “recalculating.” What does that mean? The GPS is trying to show you … Continue reading →

Strother Martin,  playing a prison warden talking to a stubborn prisoner Paul Newman in the 1967 film “Cool Hand Luke”. Let me give you more context: Captain: You gonna get used to wearing them chains after a while Luke. Don’t … Continue reading →

Everyone is different and Dr. Chapman acknowledges that but he also knows that to be effective in showing Christian love to others, it is good to be able to learn other love languages than the ones you prefer. I am … Continue reading →

There she was, close to the front row in the center section.  Roberta Jones. If you have some history at St. John, you know who I am talking about. I did not know her that well but I knew Roberta … Continue reading →

I don’t know how you hear these stories. Supposedly, when I was an infant, this little old lady visited my house and leaned over the bassinette and declared “his ears are close to his head; he is going to be … Continue reading →

I used to dislike being alone. I was much younger and there was some fear there.  I just felt like I had to have people around me to talk to.  I needed company. Then it happened. I discovered what the … Continue reading →

“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, … Continue reading →

Over this past weekend, the picture above was too much on the news.  That picture was from Texas. Severe storms and floods have been hitting Texas and many have lost all. Then we start reading Chapter 8 in Dr. Chapman’s … Continue reading →

Last week the focus was on learning about self; as we discussed how much we pay attention to ourselves, how well we can imagine others’ views of the world, how well we have developed our communication repertoire, how secure we … Continue reading →

http://personality-testing.info/tests/SMS/ Dr. Chapman is getting ready to ask us to learn how to speak different love languages than our own in upcoming chapters so this week he has encouraged us to discover our preferred love language. All this week I … Continue reading →