I am a professional author with a book currently being published entitled Be Bold Now; A Design for Bold, Confident, and Effective Communication. I have a Master's degree in Human Relations and a Ph.D. in Christian Counseling. I am married with three children
+ more bio informationHow to stop arguments. Technically, an argument is merely a debate. It is not that we should stop arguing but that we should argue in a civilized and peaceful manner. The reason that most arguments escalate to fighting is that the majority of communication is dysfunctional. For the most part, we approach communication from an... More..
Gossip contributes to lies and dysfunctional communication in a number of ways. First, gossip never takes place in the presence of the person being discussed; therefore, it lends itself to maliciousness and exaggerations of truth. Have you ever played the game where you sit in a circle and you whisper something in the ear of ... More..
Proverbs 28:1 "The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion." What are you running from? Where are you running to? Adam and Eve attempted to hide from God in the Garden of Eden. We all attempt to hide our sin from God. But we are not just talking about sin here; we are talking about righteousness.... More..
It is neither required nor desired to separate feelings from answers. We will obviously sometimes feel bad about saying "no" to someone. The problem ensues when we give answers based on how we will "feel" after the answer. The ability to say and mean no is a boundary issue. You cannot disconnect feelings from your answers. Mo... More..
God's timing is as much about a sequence of events as it is chronological time. Ecclesiastes 3:11 says that "He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end." God has made everything beautiful in HIS time. We c... More..
Dr. J. Timothy Neely
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