Learning How to Do Life Well
We begin our look at the five specific languages of apology with this session on Language #1. There is class discussion that you may have to listen carefully for.
We begin a new series on the subject of Apology.
We have all experienced the disappointment of a poorly given apology. And we aren’t always successful in apologizing to others. Yet, failed apologies can hinder, harm, and even destroy relationships.
How can we improve? What apologies will best repair your relationships?
Trudi begins this session with the introductory material for this teaching arc. We will be using various materials, including The Five Languages of Apology by Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas, and Effective Apology by John Kador.
Part 2 of our short study on listening. Once again, most of this class is using video clips from Dr. John Townsend.
Video 1 – Obstacle to Listening #6
Video 2 – Necessary Skills to Listening #1
Video 3 – Necessary Skills to Listening #2
Video 4 – Necessary Skills to Listening #3
Video 5 – Necessary Skills to Listening #4
Video 6 – Necessary Skills to Listening #5
Tim uses videos from Dr. John Townsend to teach this lesson on listening. The podcast probably won’t make a whole lot of sense without also looking at Dr. Townsend’s videos.
Trudi turns to an area of fences and relationships that we have yet to focus on – in-laws. What are the areas where you have felt yourself running into trouble in this area?
Whether you are in-law, have in-laws, or might someday become an in-law, there are some interesting things for you to consider in this lively session.
Today we review the Do’s and Don’ts of dealing with fence resistant spouses, ending with some additional don’ts, as well as the most important do’s.
(Most of this was recorded live in the Wiilationship Sunday school class, September 12, 2010 – the 24th wedding anniversary for Tim and Trudi. There was a recording issue that made it necessary to record a new front-end for this. Too bad, because there was some really fun discussion that happened in class.)
This teaching arc is based on the book “Boundaries”, by Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend, and is supplemented by their other books, Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries for Teens, and Boundaries for Kids.