The world seems to be in chaos right now with a war for who can own the most toilet paper. I was completely clueless to how bad it was until Thursday. It started with the stand up comedy show I was supposed to see with one of my favourite comedians, Mike Birbiglia at Helium Comedy Club in Buffalo … [Read more...]
Why Women Struggle to be in the Trades
This post could have easily been called “Why Men Don’t Knit.” Choosing this title, however, I followed the shock value marketing strategy of people like Gene Simmons and Eminem (so I’m basically a rockstar... obviously). Please know this title is not to claim women “can’t” be in the trades. I’ve … [Read more...]
The Four Most Important Apologizing Rules
I’ve recently figured out the four most important rules to apologizing (I’m sorry I didn’t figure them out sooner). It came out of the fact that apologizing is a major complaint for most couples I see as a psychotherapist. The complaints almost always come in twos. The first is the apology … [Read more...]
The Right Compliment can Change the World
Saying the right encouraging word at the needed time can be the difference between someone doing something that makes the world a better place or giving up. Over the past twelve years I’ve officiated over 150 wedding ceremonies to some very flattering revues. My friends were the first to take a … [Read more...]
Christianity and Masturbation
In the movie Patch Adams, one of my favourite movies, there is a scene at the beginning of the movie where Patch is creating a stir with his fellow psych-ward patients. At one point he yells, “Who likes to masturbate?” and all the patients, including Patch, put up both their hands and cheer. As a … [Read more...]
How Christian Parents Should Talk to Their Kids about Sex
Please note: A practical list of tips can be found at the end of this post Sex, there’s a topic parents want to avoid talking about to their kids... unless they’re those creepy parents who are way too open about it. Talking to your kids about sex should be a bit awkward because who wants to … [Read more...]
Eye Rolling Destroys Relationships
I’m going to assume you know what I mean when I write “eye rolling.” To be safe, let me point out I’m not referencing a new-age eye exercise where you move your eyes around in circles to improve your chakras or a strange zombie game where you roll eyeballs down a lane like bowling. (Did you just … [Read more...]
Help to Appreciate Your Job (& Other Things)
When I was a teenager, I remember saying to my youth pastor, “When I’m older, I don’t need a big house; I just want one like my parents.” His response was to laugh and say, “What are you talking about? Your parents have a really big house.” Back then I didn’t get what he was talking about, but now … [Read more...]
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