An Atheist teaches evangelism skills
April 13, 2014 Comments Off on An Atheist teaches evangelism skills

Pathos

Top Ten Tips For Evangelizing (From An Atheist).
1. Be Like Jesus: Hang With The Sinners and Judge The Judgers
2. Form Genuine Relationships With People, Don’t Treat Them As Projects.
3. Actions Speak Louder Than Words.
4. When Talking About Religious and Philosophical Matters, Ask More Questions And Do Less Preaching.
5. Don’t Give Unsolicited Advice or Judgments. Support People and Wait For Them To Ask For Your Input If They Want It.
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Are your expectations killing your marriage?
March 5, 2014 Comments Off on Are your expectations killing your marriage?

Guardian –
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Finkel claims that persistent high divorce rates and low levels of marital satisfaction are a direct result of couples being unable to meet the psychological expectations of their partners. While overall demands on marriages have not changed much over time, he said, the nature of the demands has shifted and they require more time and effort to satisfy.

“In the past, you married someone who helped you meet your basic needs, but over time, love increasingly conquered marriage.
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So… looking for someone to tell you you’re a sinner?
February 28, 2014 Comments Off on So… looking for someone to tell you you’re a sinner?

Huffington Post

While going through the course my classmates and I were given surveys to fill out. One of the questions asked was: “Where or to whom would you turn if you were in crisis?” Popular answers listed were “the emergency room,” “a loved one,” “a mentor,” “a crisis hotline,” and very last on the popularity list was “clergy.” When asked why most people responded that they were afraid they would be told they were a sinner.
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Why do we alway shoot the messenger?
February 9, 2014 1 Comment on Why do we alway shoot the messenger?

Vice

As a video posted by Vasiliev on Vimeo notes, PRISM works by “intercepting protocol messages, data such as username, hostname, IP address are publicly displayed.” Exhibit observers who then gaze into the rotating prism can read the disclosed personal information about the people around them.
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Truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
January 25, 2014 Comments Off on Truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

PsychCentral

Cheaters who confessed just part of their wrongdoing were also judged more harshly by others than cheaters who didn’t confess at all, according to five experiments involving 4,167 people from all over the United States.

The research is published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

“Confessing to only part of one’s transgressions is attractive to a lot of people because they expect the confession to be more believable and guilt-relieving than not confessing,” said lead author Eyal Pe’er, Ph.D.
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What really kills marriages?
January 24, 2014 1 Comment on What really kills marriages?

LiveBoldAndBloom

Relationship problems and conflicts arise for so many reasons, from finances to child-rearing. And often disagreements can boil over into full-blown, foot-stomping, voice-raising, door-slamming battles.

With time, perspective, and calm communication, most of these relationship conflicts can be resolved and the relationship repaired.
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How to stop beating yourself.
January 16, 2014 Comments Off on How to stop beating yourself.

Tiny Buddha –

For most of my career as a teenager I was preoccupied with being cool, with cultivating a counter-culture, bohemian persona (assuming clove cigarettes, On the Road, and a pile of mixed tapes constituted “bohemian”). Rolling my eyes at my mother was a near-constant affectation.

I was certain that I knew it all; I had the rest of my life all figured out and I rejected anything that didn’t fit with my narrow understanding of the world.
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What really happens when men don’t talk?
December 6, 2013 Comments Off on What really happens when men don’t talk?

Psych Central

I suggest that one overlooked reason that men find themselves in the midst of an extramarital affair is that men don’t talk!

* Thanks to their biology, neurophysiology, culture and psychology most men rarely express worries, emotions, sexual issues or physical concerns about themselves, to friends, family, or colleagues, much less to their partners.
* As the show, ” Married Men Don’t Talk” suggests, men will talk about everything from kids to sports but they don’t discuss marital issues.
* In their research on men who stopped seeking sex from their partners, Bob and Susan Berkowitz, report that 44% said they were furious, felt criticized and insignificant in their marriage; but would not or could not talk about it with their partners.
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False grace?
October 3, 2013 Comments Off on False grace?

Phil Drysdale

The simple formula to spotting all false movements:

I know personally how hard it can be to spot these movements – I’ve been involved in all 3 at some point in my life to pretty serious degrees! I even preached some of this stuff!

These are just what I believe to be 3 of the biggest false movements in the church, there are many, many more though.
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Four characteristics of a spiritual abuser
September 21, 2013 1 Comment on Four characteristics of a spiritual abuser

Donald Miller

A Christian leader who is manipulative will:

– Never be truly vulnerable. They will never tell stories about their weaknesses. If they do, those stories will be about how they are too strong, too devout and too many other things that are more or less humble brags.

– Always have the true answer, and the truth is truth because they said it. The truth is the Bible is complex, but a manipulator knows they can’t get you to submit if they don’t have ALL the answers. Certainly trained pastors have answers, but nobody has all the answers.
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Session Notes

An Atheist teaches evangelism skills

Are your expectations killing your marriage?

So… looking for someone to tell you you’re a sinner?

Why do we alway shoot the messenger?

Truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

What really kills marriages?

How to stop beating yourself.

What really happens when men don’t talk?

False grace?

Four characteristics of a spiritual abuser

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