The Beginner’s Guide to Conflict Resolution
Tim Challies Identify conflict within local church relationships and bring them to healthy resolution with these just two questions:
Why Instagram’s Latest Addition Fails at Authenticity
Robin Ham We live in a culture of “social approval, social status, and social expectations.” One particular author acknowledged its personal effect: “I wasn’t loved, for how can anyone love a facade?” The problem with filters and profiles is we never know reality, which means we’re never really known.
4 Ways to Battle Bitterness
Jen Wilkin A young woman asked me to meet with her recently to help her learn how to deal with bitterness. She had suffered harm at the hands of a fellow believer in the form of hurtful accusations and outright hypocrisy. Though months had gone by she found that bitterness toward this person kept creeping back into her thinking...
Ministering to the Suffering
Eric Davis One of my mentors used to wisely say, “We are either in a trial, about to enter a trial, or coming out of a trial.” Such is life under the weight of the Curse. Since God’s people are called to be skilled relationally, this means that relating to people in suffering is going to comprise much of our relationships...
5 Myths and Truths in Loneliness
Gary Barnes and Darrell Bock From a psychological perspective, I’ve been struck by the depth of pain humans encounter in their experience of loneliness. And from a theological perspective, I’ve been amazed at how significant human loneliness is to the triune God...
4 Things It’s Okay to Say When You’re Hurt
Paul Maxwell Vulnerability is never a black-and-white issue. Never. In every relationship, we are negotiating our space with each person. Should they be close? Should they be kept at a distance? Does the gospel dictate a certain distance—a certain pace of growth or healing—in response to hurtful patterns?
How to Shut Down Gossip
Erik Raymond It seems that sometimes we deal with sin in the church with the same approach that the government deals with terrorism: It is impossible to remove it completely so we just kind of have to accept it and do our best to keep people safe...
The Price of Unforgiveness
James MacDonald Forgiveness is costly. After someone deeply hurts you, it costs you something to release that person from the debt owed to you. Just ask Jesus...