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Can Guys Go To Shopping with Women?

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I have previously shared about why men have trouble in conversation in this blog here . I am going to continue to share some of the insights shared by Gary, Greg and Michael in their book "Men's Relational Toolbox" by continuing the fact-finding tool issue (which I shared here ). This will not be a news flash, but most men are notorious TV remote control addicts. Some of us can watch upwards of five or six programs at once by flipping channels with the remote and still have a general sense of what's happening in every one of them. Or as comedian Jerry Seinfield said, "Men don't want to know what's on television. They want to know what else is on television." On the other hand, women can feel practically nauseous having so many channels and programs coming into the room at one time. This is an example of the fact-finding tool in action. Let's say, for instance, that a couple sits down to watch television. The first program they check ou...

Relationships Are More Important Than Money

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Jesus talked about money and relationships in his most famous sermon - the Sermon on the Mount.  “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly ...

Men's Relational Toolbox(Part 1)

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I am going to share here what Gary, Greg, and Michael Smalley said in their book "Men's Relational Toolbox" It all centers on the toolbox. After thousands of hours researching relationships and thousands more counseling others about them, we've stumbled onto a truth we believe can help any man build or repair his relationships. The truth is this: We build and repair our relationships much the same way we build and repair anything else - by using the right tools. That's right. Our ability to effectively build or repaire our relationships depends on the quality and number of items in what we call our "relational toobox." If you want to build or repair deck around your house, you need a box full of right kind of tools. The same is true if you want to build or repair a relationship. However, the problem with many of us guys is that we lack the right relational tools for the job. That doesn't make us the dimmest lights in the harbor. It m...