by Larry Wilson | Mar 14, 2011 | Betrayal, Healing, Infidelity, Newsletter, Relationships
If a chair fails to hold me up, I’m not going to trust that chair unless I know there’s been a change in its structural integrity. The same is true regarding trusting someone who has deeply hurt me. I can’t really trust that person until I know he or she has really...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Apr 26, 2010 | Communication, Life skills, Newsletter, Relationships
“If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men” (Romans 12:18). In the musical “Oklahoma” a young woman belts out, “I Can’t Say No.” For this gal, it was attentive guys she couldn’t refuse, but for many of us, it is the unreasonable requests from...
by Larry Wilson | Mar 16, 2010 | Broken Relationships, Love, Marriage, Newsletter, Rejection, Relationships
Who are you having a hard time loving? To love somebody who is hard to love is a gratifying experience. When we deal with people as God deals with us, we experience a strength and nobility from being like Him. At Lighthouse we help people discover how they can love...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Nov 11, 2009 | Newsletter
We heard a lot about change in the last election. We are in the midst of changing seasons. And we’ve been making changes at Lighthouse too. Last week when we experienced our first cold snap I started packing away summer clothes and pulling out wool sweaters. I love...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Aug 29, 2009 | Newsletter, Parenting, Trusting God
What do these examples have in common: a. A conscientious parent sharing custody with an errant spouse, b. An unwed mother giving up her child for adoption, c. A parent sending his child off to war? The illusion of control is comforting to us all, but when we face a...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jun 29, 2009 | Disappointment, Forgiveness, Newsletter, Regret, Shame
Are you haunted with the nagging sense that you were made for more than your normal experience? That there is some purpose, some meaning whose shadowy presence constantly eludes you? I believe the sad story of Eve unravels much of the mystery that plagues our...
