Comments on: Friday Morning (Sabbath) Ponderings…

By: Stan

Stan — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:05:16 +0000

Great points on this one Jody. I actually spoke on sarcasm once. It was in the midst of a lesson on being wise with our tongues, using our words wisely. I spoke on sarcasm as something that must be used extremely carefully. It can have some seriously, negative effects on a relationship. Thanks for the reminder and once again, pointing out the practical. Peace.

By: Jody

Jody — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:34:28 +0000

Thanks for the encouragement Travis.
Sarcasm is a slippery slope. It’s not necessarily a bad thing but it almost always becomes a way of communication for a lot of folks. The more we use it the more it will replace honest communication with our loved ones. Every time we have a problem with someone we will tend to fall back into using sarcasm to express dislikes. In turn every time we use it the other person resents it and communication breaks down.
The best thing to do is not to use it at all…

By: Travis

Travis — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:56:23 +0000

For the past two months my family has attended Oakleaf Curch.I have enjoyed following your blogs since we have been going and I must say most of the comments you make hit home.You never really think about some things until you hear someone else say it.For example “sarcasm” it goes on alot in my home(teasing most of the time) but your right we are setting bad examples.My oldest daughter is 9 and it really upsets her if she thinks someone does not like her.It really scares me that later on she might do things that are not right just to be liked and to be popular.Do you have any suggestions on how we as parents could change this now so it won’t be a problem down the road?Your so right when you say courting your wife gets harder!With 3 children,work and just the everyday hassles sometimes I forget to let her know how important she is to me and do nice things for her.So thanks Jody for this blog because I will do better on these things and be a better husband,father and leader of my family.