Photo Credit: Heartlight [Turns out I’ve written about contempt several times – if you can set aside some time – you can reference these as well.] I have a dear friend who differs with me on much of our country’s current politics and policies. However, we continue to be close. Some intentionality in both of … Continue reading Monday Morning Moment – Anger, Contempt, & Forgiveness
Adapted from the Archives [Just a bit over a year ago, I wrote a blog entitled “Contempt – the Cold Killer of Hearts and Humanity”. It is such a prevalent emotion/thought process these days, I wanted to update that piece and re-post.] Ah…contempt. It is defined as a strong negative emotion that joins disgust and … Continue reading Monday Morning Moment – Contempt – Revisited
Ah…contempt. It is defined as a strong negative emotion that joins disgust and disrespect. We have all experienced contempt, either for someone else, or a group of someones…or the contempt of another towards us. Contempt is a harsh response…a cold killer of hearts and relationships. It became more real than ever when I experienced it … Continue reading Monday Morning Moment – Contempt – the Cold Killer of Hearts and Humanity
Photo Credit: Paul Ekman Group Today is Martin Luther King Day. It’s also my birthday, but that’s not today’s subject. In Richmond, Virginia, today a gun rights rally is scheduled because of new gun control laws slated to be passed in our state. Thousands are expected to attend. Some argue that having such a rally … Continue reading Monday Morning Moment – the Culture of Contempt and How to Change It…or At Least Yourself Within It
Photo Credit: Armstrong Economics In a culture that clamors for political correction, how is it that contempt can be so freely expressed? Even rewarded, at times? This is an enigma for me. Contempt at home or in the workplace divides people, often against one another. Like cancer, it can spread if left unchecked…changing people and … Continue reading Monday Morning Moment – Contempt is Cancer in the Workplace…and Any Other Place
Photo Credit: David N. Johnson What we think and then speak about ourselves (and others) can, with repetition, become hard-wired in our brains. This function, of which you may be familiar, is neuroplasticity. It’s super helpful with new work tasks, habit formation, and learning to play an instrument, for instance. The tricky thing about neuroplasticity … Continue reading Monday Morning Moment – Rewiring Our Brain – from Lies to Truth
Photo Credit: Fig Tree by Bob Orchard [Adapted from the Archives] On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry. Seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, … Continue reading Jesus and Holy Week – Day 2 – Monday – Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Turns Over Tables
Photo Credit: Destiny City, Don Vess But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. – Luke 6:27-28 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form … Continue reading Worship Wednesday – Loving Well, Hating Well
[Dave’s Mom, Our Adult Kids, Dave & Me – Not all the grands are on social media – but they begin the next generation of our family.] I want to write about family…well, this family right here. In fact, I want to write a letter to them. Feel free to read along. Dear Family, Yesterday … Continue reading Monday Morning Moment – Reflecting on Family
Photo Credit: Fig Tree by Bob Orchard [Adapted from the Archives] On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry. Seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, … Continue reading Jesus and Holy Week – Monday, Day 2 – Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Turns Over Tables