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August 2011

August 25, 2011

“You’re a fat, worthless psycho with a piggy daughter and a loser son.”

Here's an absolutely heart-breaking letter I got in yesterday. It's used here by permission. Some...

August 11, 2011

My 30th Anniversary: What Happened?

Between the eve o' tommorow (August 12) and sometime during the weekend of the 20th,...

July 2011

July 20, 2011

Your Inner Loser

If you follow this blog at all, you know that we spend a lot of...

July 17, 2011

A Review of “7 Reasons Women Stay in Abusive Relationships” from RealHope.com

From RealHope.com: John Shore wrote on his blog an article called "Seven Reasons Women Stay...

July 15, 2011

Prayer, Forgiveness, and the Nightmare of Being Bullied

In the comments section of The Difference Between "Praying For" and "Forgiving," reader "Susan in...

July 14, 2011

The Difference Between “Praying For” and “Forgiving”

So in light of the extremely good responses (still coming in) to yesterday's Must We...

July 13, 2011

Must We Pray for Our Enemies?

(This is part and parcel of my last post, "How Can We Increase Our Compassion...

July 13, 2011

How Can We Increase Our Compassion for Others?

The other day a friend was sharing with me the trouble he sometimes has feeling...

June 2011

June 11, 2011

“Does God Want Me to Stop Having Premarital Sex?”

So here's an email I got: John, I would love to get the advice of...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

Young woman: This, finally, is your world

[Fwiw, on my former blog--before I moved my blog here to Patheos--this post did some...

May 29, 2011

To Any Young Woman Struggling Against Low Self-Esteem

Dear Any Young Woman Struggling Against Low Self-Esteem: There are two kinds of low self-esteem....

May 05, 2011

Why Pastors Struggle With Confronting Domestic Violence

Here are six reasons well-meaning pastors might give the worst possible advice to victims of...

May 04, 2011

An Abused Wife Twice Betrayed: Once by Her Husband, and Again by Her Pastor

How many men does it take to ruin the life of a woman and her...

May 03, 2011

“I Didn’t Have a True Husband; I Had an Enemy”

Last night I got in the letter below. Its author hopes it might prove encouraging...

April 2011

April 27, 2011

A Woman Minister: “Why Do I Continue to Make These Bad Decisions?”

A woman minister writes in about the demons that drive her.

April 26, 2011

He Stomped Her and Gave Her Chlamydia. But at Least She Has a Boyfriend!

The below just came in as a comment to my Seven Reasons Women Stay in...

April 09, 2011

“My Husband Hit Me Three Times With A Shoe”

John [reads the letter I got in this morning], Thank you for your article on...

February 2011

February 15, 2011

15 Ways to Stay Sane Caring For an Elderly Parent

If you're caring for an elderly parent, don't miss these fifteen tips for staying sane...

January 2011

January 09, 2011

“I Can Honestly Say I Want Out of My Marriage”

An emotionally abused wife cries out for help and direction.

November 2010

November 22, 2010

10 Steps to Winning Back Your Estranged Wife

Blown it? Here's what you do.

November 12, 2010

Just Call Me Mr. Right

Men die early because they can't take the stress of having to know everything all...

November 10, 2010

Letter From an Atheist Man Married to a Christian Woman

What's it like being an atheist man married to an atheist woman?

November 04, 2010

If Your Family Has Attitudes This Time of Year, Use the Beatitudes to Stay in Good Cheer

Dreading upcoming family gatherings for the holidays? This reading of the Beatitudes just might quell...

October 2010

October 05, 2010

Why Do Women Stay in Abusive Relationships?

Here on my blog I have a page called, "7 Reasons Women Stay in Abusive...

September 2010

September 24, 2010

My Blog and the Silly Putty People

Running a blog is like posting a big sign on the gate outside of your...

September 22, 2010

9 reasons to never yell at your employees

Here's why you should never yell at your employees.

September 16, 2010

Bigfoot Fever!

The post you are looking for is included in HA!, a full-sized collection of five...

September 11, 2010

Share Where You Were on 9/11?

[Hi guys. I'm going to leave up this post from yesterday until tomorrow morning, because...

September 10, 2010

Her Parents Thoroughly Rejected Her. Now What?

Last night a woman emailed me the following, which I wanted to be sure to...

July 2010

July 23, 2010

“So Whaddaya, Anyway? Some Kinda Fag?”

With regards to “My Parents Say I Should Worry About Making More Money Than My...