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The Golden Rule of Relationship empowerment is:

January 17, 2024by normanjtownsend.com Leave a comment

“What can I give you to help us get what we respectively want?” The New Set of Rules (which are not as new as you think) encourage and challenge you […]

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Forgiveness

January 17, 2024by normanjtownsend.com Leave a comment

Forgiveness One of my literary prayer mentors, the late Rueben Job, wrote, “Forgiveness is a life-and-death matter because forgiveness lies at the very heart of Christian belief and practice. To […]

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AGAPE

January 10, 2024by normanjtownsend.com Leave a comment

Peter Kreeft in his book, The God who Loves You, writes:“Agape is closely tied to faith and hope, the other two greatest things in the world. For the source of […]

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On Holding Grudges

August 29, 2023by normanjtownsend.com Leave a comment

“I’ve had a few arguments with people,” comedian Buddy Hackett once confessed, “but I never carry a grudge. You know why? While you’re carrying a grudge, they’re out dancing.” Buddy […]

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Don’t Criticize, Condemn, or Complain

August 27, 2023by normanjtownsend.com Leave a comment

Don’t Criticize, Condemn, or Complain (This article was created by Tyler Manoukian) When Dale Carnegie began teaching 100 years ago, nobody, not even he could imagine what has become of […]

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Seeing Yourself through God’s Eyes

August 24, 2014by normanjtownsend.com Leave a comment

“God loves each and every one of us with depth, persistence and intensity beyond imagination. God doesn’t simply like you. Nor does God simply have warm senitmental feelings toward you […]

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Solving your Solvable Problems

May 16, 2013by normanjtownsend.com Leave a comment

I, as you know, like John Gottman and like what he has to say about couple communication and conflict.  According to  John Gottman, marital conflicts fall into just two categories: […]

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Forgiveness

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Rueben Job, writes, “Forgiveness is a life-and-death matter because forgiveness lies at the very heart of Christian belief and practice. To remove forgiveness from our theology and practice is to […]

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Anger and Healing Grace

March 23, 2013by normanjtownsend.com Leave a comment

Anger and Healing Grace A lot of Christians have trouble knowing how to express strong emotions appropriately, especially anger. In some families that I have counseled, depression is more acceptable […]

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Struck by Grace…Paul Tillich

February 15, 2013by normanjtownsend.com Leave a comment

What does it mean to be struck by grace? Do we know what it means to be struck by grace? It does not mean that we suddenly believe that God […]

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