Author: Mark Skalberg

Emotional Entanglements Between Men & Women: Part 2-The Causes

By Mark Skalberg and DiAnna Steele  Celtic knots fascinate and mystify me. No matter how long I stare at one I’m unable to figure out where it begins or ends.  Emotional entanglements may also leave us mystified, asking “How did this happen?”  We may be clueless where an entanglement actually began or how to exit it. In… Continue reading Emotional Entanglements Between Men & Women: Part 2-The Causes

Emotional Entanglement Between Men and Women: Danger Signs

  By Mark Skalberg and DiAnna Steele, Recently at a gathering of friends our host brought out metal puzzles and challenged guests to separate the pieces.  This activity made for laughter, cheering and more than a bit of frustration as people attempted to solve puzzles.  For most, puzzle pieces were so entangled the task of… Continue reading Emotional Entanglement Between Men and Women: Danger Signs

Love Beyond Illusions: The E’s of Love

By Mark Skalberg & DiAnna Steele “Love is simple but it is never easy.”  Every living human entered this world with a longing to receive love and a capacity to give love.  That’s part of what it means to be created in God’s image. The Apostle Paul addressed the issue of love head on because… Continue reading Love Beyond Illusions: The E’s of Love

Relationships:Connecting the Dots – “Love’s Illusions”

By Mark Skalberg & DiAnna Steele In 1968 Judy Collins sang, “It’s love’s illusions I recall.  I really don’t know love at all…” For most Americans, truer words were never uttered.  Most of us grew up with unhealthy, distorted ideas of romantic love.  We easily grasp love’s illusions.  Understanding what constitutes real love proves much… Continue reading Relationships:Connecting the Dots – “Love’s Illusions”

How Can You Develop Endurance?

By Mark Skalberg & DiAnna Steele Previously, we considered inevitability of waiting, challenges of waiting patiently and the necessity of endurance in waiting. Supermarkets and department stores don’t exactly stock their shelves with endurance.  A Google search of “endurance for purchase” might leave you scratching your head.  And like money, endurance is valuable but it… Continue reading How Can You Develop Endurance?

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What Are You Waiting For?

By Mark Skalberg & DiAnna Steele Thanks for all your input about pet peeves related to waiting.  It appears one of the biggest frustrations with waiting is how long things seem to take. How long is too long to wait for a promotion, for recognition, for a plane, for a relationship, for the light to… Continue reading What Are You Waiting For?

Divorce and Parental Alienation

Dear Friends, Periodically I come across information and articles that are impactful and can help all of our relationships, especially when it has to do with our children. Perhaps you know someone that is currently going through divorce or separation and the former spouse is intentionally bashing and alienating their child/ren from them without provocation or substantiated cause? Unfortunately, many courts,… Continue reading Divorce and Parental Alienation

Trust In an Age of Mistrust

According to this week’s international news fromColumbia some U.S. Secret Service agents cannot be trusted with the protection of national security due to their indiscretion. From the Sunnis and Shiites; Israelis and Palestinians, politicians, CEOs, corporations and institutions of every kind, even to telling our kids not to trust strangers, mistrust is everywhere. Our recent… Continue reading Trust In an Age of Mistrust

What Is Courage?

We can never be successful in life without courage. We’ve all heard amazing stories and acts of heroism that are worthy of the news broadcasts. Most would agree that courage changes things in our lives and those around us on all levels. We need relational, moral and spiritual courage. We need courage especially when we… Continue reading What Is Courage?