Relationship Principles

  • Fall plants and pumpkins

228: Beyond the Landscape – The Beauty I saw in Ireland

Beauty is more than scenery My wife and I recently returned from a vacation trip to Ireland. We saw the same things people typically see when they visit the Emerald Isle. The museums, the pubs, the walking tours led by local guides. And those sheep; all those sheep.

228: Beyond the Landscape – The Beauty I saw in Ireland2025-10-14T11:35:18-05:00

214: People Are Like Houses

A listener once suggested that for a podcast episode I should read from the book I wrote in 2016, THEM- The Richer Life Found in Caring for Others. It’s about relationships, which of course, is what this podcast is about. But I don’t know if reading from it

214: People Are Like Houses2024-02-21T18:24:47-06:00
  • Loneliness and social isolation

Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Social Isolation

I recently read Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Social Isolation 2023. The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community. A little long, but what an interesting and compelling title.  It’s an 81-page report with 325 footnotes and references to research on this topic. The

Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Social Isolation2023-06-14T13:53:25-05:00

Relational Observations for May 2023

As I write this blog post a few responses are starting to trickle in from my May 17th entry, “I Need Help.”  I’ll be sharing some of them in the coming weeks. If you missed that post, you can click here to read it. It’s not too late to offer

Relational Observations for May 20232023-06-01T08:04:30-05:00
  • Good people are out there

Good People Are Out There

I came across a great example of good people doing good things that I thought you would find encouraging. It illustrates well a passage found in the Bible, Titus 3:14, Our people must learn to do good by meeting the urgent needs of others, then they will not be unproductive.

Good People Are Out There2023-04-17T09:35:11-05:00
  • What kind of friend do you want?

What Kind of Friends Do You Want?

I’ve been reading and hearing more and more about the problem of loneliness many people are experiencing.  For example, here’s what a listener to our You Were Made for This podcast recently wrote: “Now almost 40 years old, I’m so frustrated by the fact that I don’t have any real,

What Kind of Friends Do You Want?2023-03-22T09:19:20-05:00
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