Archive for April, 2010
Expressing Admiration for Someone Close
I am part of a large family. One member recently died. While he was alive we never told him what a good man he was. Why is it we seem to have to wait until good ones are gone before we really can express what we admired and enjoyed about them? That’s a really [...]
What Kind of Honesty Does God Want?
Dear Keith, I am having real trouble. Some time ago I heard you speak about honesty and realized that I have been phony all my life. So I decided to change my ways and began to confess to everyone exactly what I feel regarding them and life. My husband was horrified at some of my [...]
How Much is Enough?
Dear Keith, how much ambition is normal? I have been raised always to be ambitious, to use my talents and abilities to the max and “make something of myself.” But recently someone told me I am focusing too much on getting ahead, and that I’m an overachiever—maybe to the point of being self-destructive. If ambition [...]
Moving Beyond Circumstances that Block Us
Over the years many serious, committed Christians have asked me questions about how to come to grips with such painful topics as sickness, handicaps, accidents leading to permanent injury or death, and other such matters. Devastated parents, husbands, young adults, when faced with the loss of someone on whom they depend, and whom they love [...]
