"No man is an Island, entire of itself" ~ John Donne With world population well over six billion, it seems strange to think that anyone could be lonely. The Internet, cell phones, pagers and wireless devices are everywhere, but in this midst of all of this community, many of us still find ourselves alone. Our lives are crowded with people when...

Who you choose to be your closest friends is one of the most important decisions you will make in the course of your life. You are the same today that you are going to be in five years except for two things: the people with whom you associate and the books you read. The Bible says that if you associate with wise friends you will become wise, but...

“The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels…” Prov. 26:22 I once saw an advertisement that enticed people to buy cell phones so they could engage in more “gab, blab, and gossip.”  Are you a talker?  Do you enjoy gabbing, blabbing, and gossiping? There’s nothing wrong with enjoying good conversation, but the Bible warns that...

Conflict is inevitable. If you manage conflict poorly, your relationships will suffer. If you manage conflict well, you'll help them grow healthy and strong. Here are steps to RESOLVE conflict. 1. R - Remain calm The number one rule for resolving conflict is to remain calm and controlled throughout the process. Rash, uncontrolled speech is...

Believe me, I know about being single. At first, my friends and I would moan the dilemmas of being single, all the while thinking that it would only be for a while. Then as I've gotten older, single women have approached me and asked in disbelief, "How could you have survived being single all these years?" It's hard to tell when a person officially...

Single or married, why you can't afford to neglect female friends. Our friends are among life's greatest treasures. They help us negotiate the difficult hurdles of life— the travails of puberty, our "unreasonable" parents, our 20-something romances. Later they coach us through first-time motherhood. They are there when kids go off to college...

A powerful tool for health as we approach the new year can be to focus on giving and/or receiving only real apologies when we want to heal a rift with a family member, friend, or co-worker. We hear apologies all the time, but I don't think many of them are sincere. An apology has to be real to heal. Trang Lei spent the day helping Martha buy furniture...