Posted by
Scott M |
Nov 24th, 2009
A power struggle is when a person holds one position and another person holds a different position and both are unwilling to change their positions. Then it becomes a struggle for power. It is rarely about the issue at hand. It is about feeling powerless and wanting to feel more power within the situation.
Let’s look at the difference between “authentic power” and “coercive power.” Coercive power arises from judging children and...
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Posted by
Scott M |
Nov 21st, 2009
Far too many schools have transformed the process of learning and discovery, which comes naturally to children at birth, into a stressful and often unpleasant experience. We tend to think about schools from a business perspective. We talk incessantly about high standards, competition, and holding children accountable. Somewhere along the way we forgot that schools are meant to nurture children’s natural development, not manufacture a product.
The Lighthouse...
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Posted by
Scott M |
Nov 16th, 2009
It’s that time of year again. We look around and take inventory of our life. We all agree that life is way too fast. We wonder, what has happened? It used to be much easier. Now it seems that we fight for brief moments with our children, often too tired to really get involved. It almost seems that sometimes we are simply surviving life, not living life. Our pastor once said, “when you go home at the end of the day…go home. ...
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Posted by
Scott M |
Oct 27th, 2009
Many today are focused on the flu and what the affects might be on their family. We fully understand the concern and encourage massive prevention measures to keep the bugs away. But at the end of the scare and worry, we must place our full hope and confidence in the One who made us, Jesus Christ our Lord. We all suffer. Some physically, mentally, spiritually, finacially, maritialy and racially…just to name a few. Life throws many curves at us...
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