Wisdom in Relationships
Winston Smith
Relationships require wisdom. They can be satisfying and full of promise, but they can also be unpredictable and full of danger. The self-help section of any bookstore testifies to the challenges of relationship. Look there and you will find shelves promising wisdom to all who seek it. One book urges you to “understand your man”; another promises to help you “win friends and influence people”; a third tends to the wounded by offering training in “verbal self-defense.” Lots of promises, yet mastering relationships always seems beyond our grasp.
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Winston T. Smith, M.Div., is a faculty member and counselor at CCEF. He has extensive experience as a marriage and family counselor and is the author of the booklets, Divorce Recovery: Growing and Healing God’s Way, Help for Stepfamilies: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Learning to Love, and Who Does the Dishes? Decision Making in Marriage. His forthcoming book, Marriage Matters: Extraordinary Change Through Ordinary Moments, will be available in 2010.
Posted 01-04-2010
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