Bret Legg
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We’ve all seen them. They’re in the magazines that line the grocery store check-out aisles. They’re scattered throughout our social media feeds. They are written by academics, psychologists, and freelance writers. And they have titles that…
In the movie “Groundhog Day,” a self-centered and difficult man relives the same day over and over again. Each day, the same people say the same things. The same songs play at the same time on the radio. And the same people have the same…
In the spirit of full disclosure, let me say this is a post I need to take to heart as much as anyone. Just ask my spouse. A STORY Not long ago, a friend of mine told me that in the spring he likes to go mushroom hunting. It piqued my…
It happens. You open up your news feed or turn on the news, and you hear about someone with a lot of promise and with everything going for them who threw it all away on bad choices and wrong living. It’s not only sad, it’s mystifying. All…
https://bretlegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/QC0030-How-to-Spot-an-Immature-Spouse.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe’re all a little immature when we get married. It’s ok to be immature when you get married, but it’s not ok to…
This is my wedding photo. When I look at this photo, I can’t help but notice how young and immature I was. I was only 21 years old. I was a country boy who had hardly been out of the county in which I lived. I had little education. I had…
“Have you ever watched a movie and thought… “Wait a minute? That’s not supposed to happen!” I feel that way after reading 1 Kings chapter 13. The chapter starts off well. There’s a clear good guy and bad guy. The good guy confronts the bad…
https://bretlegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/QC0029-UPS-Can-Deliver-Good-Communication.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt’s not a lack of communication that’s the problem in relationships. It’s a lack of good communication. But…
IT’S NOT A LACK OF COMMUNICATION You’ve heard it a million times. “Communication is the key to a good marriage.” This cliché statement has caused many an eye-roll in marriage, but here’s the problem…there’s communication in every marriage.…
Have you ever watched someone do something foolish and said to yourself, “I’m never going to do anything like that,” and then wound up doing something very similar later on? If so, you have a picture of what’s going on in 1 Kings chapter…
https://bretlegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/QC0028-How-to-Rewrite-Your-Future-History.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHave you ever wished you could go back and change something in your history? Most of us feel that way, but…
No one wants them. We try to avoid them. But if you’re married, you can’t avoid them. So we skirt them and try to spend as little time as possible with them. I am not talking about in-laws. I’m talking about hard conversations. If you’re…
There’s no such thing as a little disobedience. It’s not unusual to find news stories of well-known and successful investors being arrested for illegally cheating their clients out of millions of dollars. Thousands of people have lost…
https://bretlegg-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/2021/QC0027_HowtoIncreaseYourToleranceforDiscouragement.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadI would like to tell you that you and I can completely rid ourselves of discouragement, but I can’t.…
A Pandemic Problem. We have seen a lot of loss in recent days due to a worldwide pandemic, but we have been suffering from a virus that is much more devastating than COVID-19. Since the birth of Playboy magazine in 1953 and the sexual…
“It doesn’t get any better than this!” These are the words of someone who feels they’ve reached a high point and can begin to enjoy the fruit of their labor. That is exactly where Solomon is in 1 Kings chapters 9-10. He has arrived! He’s…
https://bretlegg-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/2021/QC0026+-+Are+Support+Groups+Helpful.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThere are many different support groups out there, and many people attending them. But are they helpful? I believe…
https://bretlegg-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/2021/QC0025+-+How+to+Manage+Your+Mood.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOur moods can feel like some ethereal, ghost-like entity that just settles upon us. Like something intangible that we…
No matter how many times I see Jame Cameron’s movie “Titanic,” I am always uneasy each time I watch that ship slowly submerge, violently break apart, and then disappear to the dark depths. The fear, the panic, the finality…with each…
There are times in life when things are just good. When this happens, it’s easy to kick back, relax, and take it easy. But chances are, we got to those good times by doing the opposite of kicking back and taking things easy. You see, good…
When it comes to marital fights, I know two things… FIRST – EVERY COUPLE FIGHTS. Some spouses fight like a hurricane, while some spouses fight like a gentle spring storm. Some are heated and loud, while others are icy and quiet. Some…
I grew up in the country, in Southern Illinois. For some reason, I never expected to leave that area. So years ago, when I traveled to Paris, France, and stood in front of the Palace of Versailles, I was blown away. I had the same feeling…
https://bretlegg-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/2021/QC0024+-+Dealing+with+Pornography+and+Sexual+Addiction.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode of Quick Counsel, we talk with Erik Almodovar. Erik is a pastoral counselor at…
You may think this post on marriage in a pandemic is a little late. But, when the pandemic first broke, I like many others, expected it to be a fleeting thing. Then, when it continued to dominate life, there were so many people writing…