2014

Yearly Archives

  • The Women’s Role in the Church and Home

    [ad_1] In my early Christian walk when I read through the Bible, I couldn’t understand why the Bible wrote specifically to men. There’s not a lot of talk about women other than how they should act in the home and in the church. God said that Adam was created first, then Eve. And Adam was […]

  • How to Help Your Employees Handle Issues With Co-Workers

    [ad_1] Unless you have been working alone all your life, you realize quickly that not all people get along with each other. In managing employees, you have or will get the opportunity to run interference between two employees who are in conflict with each other. There are endless reasons why people challenge each other, and […]

  • The 5 D’s to Resolve Personal Conflicts

    [ad_1] Conflict conversations often go wrong when the two parties disengage too soon. As Daniel Dana, author of Conflict Resolution, says; people often don’t “argue” long enough because of a hard-wired behavioral approach commonly known as the “fight-or-flight” response. This natural response can serve us well as a protection from physical harm, but it seldom […]

  • 3 Best Recipes for Potlucks, Church Dinners, and Family Reunions

    [ad_1] Do you remember church basement dinners? Mother-daughter brunches? How about family reunions in the park? In my Midwestern Scandinavian community we had many events that focused around food, family, and fun. These gatherings bring back great memories for us and can even start our mouths watering for those old favorites of our past. Here’s […]

  • Walking the Line – Financial Professionals in Divorce Mediation

    [ad_1] There is a fine line between impartiality and advocacy and financial professionals and divorce mediators must balance this high wire everyday. Financial Planner, Alan Nadolna of the Associates Group and Mediator, Brian James of CEL Associates are intimately aware of this challenge. When couples find their marriages dissolving the professionals they consult enter into […]

  • California Court Side Steps Mediation Confidentiality and Stretches to Find a Settlement Agreement

    [ad_1] Counsel can no longer assume that anything that happens, especially written notes, is protected by the confidentiality provision. Even if the parties sign the confidentiality agreement at the beginning of mediation that does not mean that everything is confidential, aside from a Settlement Agreement signed by the parties. If a party produces, documents during […]

  • The Epidemic of Shortage of Men in the Church

    [ad_1] “De Man dem short and de ooman dem plenty” It Nuh Pretty at all Welcome to Man Short Church, the statistically average US congregation. This week: • Man Short Church will draw an adult congregation that’s 61 percent female, 39 percent male. • Almost 25 percent of the married women who attend Man Short […]

  • Strategies for Preparing a Parenting Plan in Mediation

    [ad_1] For many divorcing parents, a family court will recommend mediation services to work out issues concerning a parenting plan and visitation schedule. In some states, mediation is mandatory. Whether private mediation or through the court, mediation is an excellent way for you and the other parent to work together to create a parenting plan […]