May 2010 | Insight For Living Canada

INSIGHTS MAGAZINE CANADA

Passive Men, Wild Women

by Chuck Swindoll

That phrase, Passive Men, Wild Women, isn't original. It comes from psychiatrist Pierre Mornell, MD, whose book bears that title. It's a good book, written in 1979, but you'd think the ink was still wet. The issue that concerns Dr. Mornell is as prevalent as it is relevant. And it is found in Christian marriages just as often as in non-Christian ones. Dare I say more often?

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Why Men Don't Lead

by Steve Johnson

Many churches and Christian homes have passive men, but we rarely address the issue directly. Why, instead of leading, are some men disengaged, uncommunicative, and withdrawn from their wives, families, and churches? Here are a few possibilities: Lack of confidence. Some men never had self-confidence. Raised by parents who didn’t affirm or love them unconditionally, nothing was ever good enough. While some men overcompensate by becoming aggressive, others lapse into passivity. Fearing wrong decisions, they avoid making them.

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To Post, or Not to Post

by Robyn Roste

It was 2007 and I had just returned from visiting a friend in London, England. The weekend was one of those legendary ones. You know, the kind you reminisce about, saying things like: “This one time when I was in London,” or, “Yeah I've met pirates on the Thames before, no big deal,” and feel very cool and posh about.

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"Who, Me?"

by Grace Fox

Soon after my family began attending a particular church, the pastor's wife asked me to play piano for the worship team. My heart nearly stopped. As much as I'd yearned for an invitation, I'd not told anyone that I could play an instrument. We'd just returned from living in Nepal for three years, during which time I'd had no access to a piano. I felt my musical skills were too rusty to contribute anything of value. “I…uh…I'll think about it,” I stammered. That's when I noticed my husband's guilty expression.

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Day Of Rejoicing

by Phil Callaway

My son Stephen has enrolled in Prairie Bible College, a decision that has his mother and I rejoicing and sniffling and clutching our wallets all at once. The price for Bible college has not decreased since I attended in the latter half of the last century, but I assured him it would not be a problem. We would sell his little brother into slavery to pay for the first semester*.

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A Little Less of Me

by Ben Lowell

Relationships. Is there anything that causes more joy or more sorrow? Each of us has the power to encourage, enrich, and uplift just as profoundly as we discourage, devalue, and press down. Central to our feelings of worth, purpose, and security is the quality of our relationships. They shape us, ground us, and provide a sense of belonging and community.