Archive for October, 2006
Bingo – Dysfunctional Families Rule!
The latest devotional by John Fischer couldn’t have been more spot on.
One big happy (dysfunctional) family
by John Fischer
The family that thrives is the one that can absorb conflict and failure andstill exhibit love and acceptance at the end of the day. The family that fears its conflict and buries its unseemliness under a cloak of good impressions is the one that creates highly dysfunctional people who lug around suitcases of unresolved baggage and never get down to the real thing. Sometimes maintaining a “happy� family can be the worst thing you can do. It can drive a lot of powerful emotions underground, where they will eventually surface in unhealthy ways.
How much of being a Christian and going to church is all about appearances? Read the rest of this entry »