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10 Oct 2011
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Marriage: A Three-Ring Circus

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I love the circus, especially the large three-ring circus where there are always at least three shows happening at once. If you love the circus and want to know more about its interesting history and role in popular culture…

this blog post will be of no help at all with that.

On the other hand, I have some thoughts about work and responsibility in marriage. These seem to organize themselves rather nicely into three areas  or circles of responsibility.

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11 Aug 2011
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A Husband’s Brief Guide to Counseling

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So your wife has been asking you for a while now to go to counseling… Now what? You may have a few questions about what to expect.

Will the counselor be on her side? What will I be expected to say? What if we get into an argument? What if I don’t like the counselor? How long will I have to go?  Is what I say confidential? How will it help our marriage? Will we just fight all the way home afterward?

Let’s take them one at a time.

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27 Aug 2010
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Whatever is true

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Do you know that verse in Philippians, chapter 4? The one that tells us what to think about?

Here’s the whole verse:

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.

Lately, I’ve been realizing how important it is to read beyond the “whatever is true” phrase. “True” is not the only criteria. There’s also noble, right, pure, lovely, etc.. That’s helpful because there are SO MANY things that are true and we need to pick from among them, since our attention and mental desktop are limited resources.

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Posted by David Hamilton in Anger, Depression, Emotions in the Bible and tagged , , , , , , ,
16 Feb 2010

Depression: Online Tools

If you’re interested in keeping track of your mood, here are a few options. All of them are free. Don’t use any of these to determine a diagnosis but just to keep track of how your mood is changing.

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02 Feb 2010
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Social Anxiety: Monsters Under the Bed

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Fear and anxiety get in the way of relationships. We want to feel safe. We like it when we can relax.

We all know certain people who are easy to be around. We  know others whom we would rather not run into. I think most of us would rather be in the first group. So how does that work? Does it have anything to do with monsters under the bed?

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Posted by David Hamilton in Fear and Anxiety and tagged , , , , , , , ,
21 Jan 2010
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Marriage: Why do I love you? Because I can.

I want to suggest that the only satisfying answer to the question, “Why do you love me?” is, “Because I can.”

This question is different from asking what you like about me, or what initially built an attachment between us. It’s okay to have specific answers to those questions.

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