In the meantime, remember that God gave you your spouse and your family so that you and they would not be alone. As such, start the journey of living “together,” as God intended, today.
Feeling Alone?
Category: The Mentor Series
A Question of Vengeance
It is bewildering to reconcile the commandment to honor your father and mother while carrying a justifiable deep root of bitterness.
More Dads Please!
Part 1 of Not Many Fathers By Lawrence Glasner When I was a kid in the 1960s, one in ten children grew up in a home without a dad. Today, it’s four in ten. Family law judges routinely grant the mother primary custody in divorce litigation. And greater than fifty percent of Millennial births are to [...]
Falling Frozen Elk Steak
Lawrence Glasner Peace in the Home #1: Listen First. Then Talk. Answering before listening is both stupid and rude. Proverbs 18:13. I am both stupid and rude. Occasionally. A few nights ago, I woke at 3:00 am and wandered into the kitchen to kill my diet. A repetitive clicking sound reverberated from the freezer. CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK. [...]
Unity in the Community
By Tamara and Lawrence Glasner Our little community consists of our niece and two adult daughters. We’re together under one roof until the Covid-19 quarantine lifts, perhaps longer. Stuck in the same house for weeks on end could be a recipe for disaster. Tight quarters. Powerful personalities. Energy trapped with nowhere to go but a [...]
The Second Glass
At Table. On the night after I was betrayed. He lifted high. A silver glass of silver-red wine. And blessed the Creator. For the gift of the vine.
Moral Courage
Lawrence Glasner For the Kingdom of God consists of and is based on not talk, but power—moral power and excellence of soul. I Corinthians 4:20 Sometimes you’ve got to stand and do what’s right. No matter the cost. You might lose a deal, clients, friends and family, your reputation or livelihood. You might get vilified, fired [...]
The One About Chuck Norris…
I learned two things about greatness from Chuck Norris. First, despite his real transcendence in the sport, he taught my class of rank novices as if our lives depended on what we learned. He was serious, inclusive, and efficient. Second, he gave us his undivided attention. He was not full of himself. He was full of us. And his bearing was noble, gentle, and authoritative.
Starlight
God delivers big time when you hunger for the right things. Peace of mind, satisfaction, and other tangible and intangible rewards.
Vengeance is Mine
Lawrence Glasner “Chronic pain costs $600 billion annually in medical care and lost productivity exceeding the costs associated with heart disease, cancer, or diabetes.” "And in 2017, over 70,000 Americans died from drug overdoses, including illicit drugs and prescription opioids—a two-fold increase in a decade.” Annals of Internal Medicine and the National Institute on Drug [...]