First, there was that scared mother expressing concern with her teenager’s choice to have unprotected relations with a boyfriend. Just before lunch was more about a couple diving deeper and deeper into an unbiblical union. Then the evening opened with a young single alluding to childhood trauma she has yet to process. Days like this get to me sometimes. Maybe you are the bystander or confidant hearing this, seeing this, feeling this. Or perhaps you are the mother, the partner, or the Continue Reading
Myth Busters
"The flu vaccine causes the flu." Either you believe this yourself or you know someone who does. The sad thing is, it’s a myth. It is simply not true. The viruses in the flu shot are killed and in the nasal spray vaccine the virus is weakened so that neither one can cause the flu. What I have seen happen often is that someone will catch a cold and conclude that the vaccine was the culprit. Some people may catch the flu shortly after they're vaccinated, not because of the vaccine, Continue Reading
Love Before Law
In my absence, a colleague decided to offer some advice to my staff related to some personal life choices. When I returned, the staff expressed to me how this advice was not appreciated. “Yes, she meant well, but . . . how dare she!” was exclaimed. Once I asked what exactly was said, I responded, “Well, I say that all the time.” “Yeah, YOU can say that! Not her!” Perhaps, my colleague, in this instance as well as myself in other instances, could benefit from following a model God Continue Reading