I recently realized that belief in Jesus should be based on logic and not emotion. You’d think this would’ve been more apparent, but when you grow up surrounded by Christianity with holidays like Christmas and Easter you take a lot for granted and you miss the miracle of it all: (me) “Of … [Read more...]
How Would You Answer This Question?
What would it take for you to believe the person in front of you was Elvis? I remember growing up and seeing National Enquirer front page news about Elvis being spotted beside articles about alien encounters. Even now I think the alien stories were slightly more believable. If someone … [Read more...]
Being Mean Without Realizing It Pt2
The other week my four year old made up a new song. Picture a very cute little girl with all sincerity singing the following words: “You love your cat... your cat’s your friend... and your cat’s going to die... your cats going to die... your cats going to die.” Sounds ruthless, doesn’t … [Read more...]
Being Mean Without Realizing It
This week I realized a major problem for people is being mean without realizing it. It can be as simple as not returning a text or not sharing an encouraging word when it’s needed. It can be not accepting a compliment well, which can discourage that person from offering compliments in … [Read more...]
Being the Perfect Nice Guy (& it wasn’t me)
My brother and I started a tradition last year with two friends where we go to an Edmonton Oilers versus Buffalo Sabres game. It’s a funny/sad experience because you’re in the Sabres’ arena and there’s more orange and blue in the stands than the home team colours, and when any cheering is … [Read more...]
Sometimes Nice Means Doing Nothing (& a cure for a lot of mental illness)
One of the nicest things we can do sometimes is nothing, especially when it comes to talking. You know that thing that most people struggle with because we want to get in the last word or explain why we did something? Sometimes even an ill-timed sorry can be one of the worst things we can say. I … [Read more...]
Better than Others Complimenting Us
The other day my wife asked me this question she came across in a parenting book: “How do you want your kids to describe you?” Any guesses how I answered this question? The world’s greatest dad? Super funny and cool? The best looking old fogey dad I could be since I’m the age of a lot kids my … [Read more...]
Rev. Chad David, ChadDavid.ca, learning to love dumb people (like me)
The Importance of Being Direct - and having trust In the last few lessons I’ve mentioned how I’ve been trying to be more direct in how I communicate. For most of my adult life I’d say I was more of the “just take it” kind of person, which is essentially recognizing something is wrong, but … [Read more...]
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