Posts Categorized: Franks Blog

Psalms 74:2 “Remember the people (NATION) you purchased of old, the tribe of your inheritance, whom you redeemed — Mount Zion, where you dwelt.”   In every society or culture we have what we call “opinion makers.” These are people who use words to make a living. We see how God used George Whitfield who… Read more »

Love – Part 5   Ephesians 4:1-2 “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”   Another aspect or characteristic of love is the idea of forbearance, or bearing with one another; making allowances for faults and weaknesses of others without passing judgment.   Of course throughout this series we have seen that… Read more »

Love – Part 4   Ephesians 4:2 “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”   How often we have heard our parents or our colleagues say: “Patience is a great virtue.” Yet, if we look at our lives we see that no matter how great a virtue patience might be it isn’t something that… Read more »

Love – Part 3   Ephesians 4:2 “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”   Looking at the quality of love that only God manufactures and that is essential to building relationships we need to understand what it means to be “gentle in love.”   The word for ‘gentle’… Read more »

Love – Part 2   Ephesians 4:1-3 “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”   A… Read more »

Interpersonal Relationships: Love – Part 1   Love is an important ingredient in building relationships. However, I cannot think of another word that is as misunderstood as this word. In the English language we use this word for so many things. For example: I love my dog, cat, or I love to drive, fish or… Read more »

One other aspect of communication that I would like to mention in this series is in becoming a more interesting person. Let’s face it, some of us are simply a bore. We seem to have very little to talk about but ourselves, and that can become quite boring. When we talk about this it is… Read more »

Communication – Part 3   Thinking about relationships and how communication plays a part in it, we need to sharpen our sensitivity towards others. We might be sensitive about ourselves, but what about others? Are we sensitive to them, their feelings, hurts, pain? How do we come across in our conversation?   Albert Moravian of… Read more »

Communication – Part 2   Communication is a must for developing relationships with our wife, husband, children, colleagues and friends. In the last chapter we looked at the four essential proponents of communication. I would like to look at how it is essential to build common interests that in turn helps to have meaningful communication…. Read more »

Communication – Part 1   It would seem that one of the great problems of the human race is the inability to communicate with one another. Many problems have come because of this. This lack of communication is another result of SIN.   When it comes to communication and developing our communication skills there are… Read more »