Relationships
4 Steps to Help You Overcome Communication Barriers in Relationships
Being aware of our differences allows us to acknowledge, understand, and appreciate them. What a great opportunity to become an agent of God’s grace! But it’s not always that simple, right? That’s why I’m going to share the action plan I’ve seen transform relationships, my marriage included.
Read More3 Healing Steps To Forgive Those Who Have Hurt and Betrayed You
All of us struggle from time to time. But some of us are prisoners of our struggles. What’s at the root of these struggles, and how can we experience healing and overcome? Romans 12 provides us with steps to forgive those who’ve hurt or persecuted us.
Read More5 Positive Behaviors That Will Resolve Relationship Conflict Today
Is there anything harder than relationships? Marriage brings countless opportunities for strife and dissension; same with raising kids. What about your unresolved issues with parents or old friends? Or co-workers and neighbors? Disagreements and friction are a given with we’re living alongside others, and yet God tells us to live peacefully with others.
Read More4 Inspired Portraits Revealing the Roles of a Faithful Father
Consider 4 inspired portraits that reveal the unique responsibilities and roles of a faithful father. Over the decades I have spent parenting our children, I have done a lot of pondering over the roles of a faithful father. And it all began with a dream. Men, have you ever awakened, in the middle of the…
Read More5 Pressing Questions Being Asked By Parents With Adult Children
Check out our 6-session Daily Discipleship course, Navigating Life With Adult Children with Dr. Jim Burns and Chip Ingram. Is your parenting role changing? Find answers to 5 pressing questions being asked by parents with adult children. Q1: Parenting my adult kids, should I just forget about any verbal influence and instead just pray? How…
Read MoreTired of Struggling Relationships? Learn from Love’s Inventor
Feel stuck in struggling relationships? Everyone is hardwired to seek meaningful, rich relationships. We’re designed to want to be known and accepted and loved. It hurts when close interactions with family members, friends, and even co-workers hit bumps—or brick walls. So when it comes to our hearts, we all want to be a little smarter,…
Read MoreFour Ways to Find Your Way Back to God after Feeling Betrayed
Have you ever been betrayed? When I was in college, I broke up with my girlfriend of two years because it became clear she didn’t want the same committed walk with God that I did. I was heartbroken about it but it felt like my only option. Then a few months later I discovered she…
Read MoreGod’s Prescription for a Lasting Relationship
If you spend any time checking out self-help books, clicking through television channels or perusing the magazine aisle at the grocery store, you know our world is overrun with advice on how to catch a mate and keep the relationship going strong. We are all desperately searching for a love that will last. And truthfully,…
Read MoreIs God Out of Touch When It Comes to Sex?
I think many people – even Christians – think that God is totally out of touch with today’s culture and people’s needs and that’s why He prohibits all sex outside of marriage. I know I did. I came to Christ after my senior year in high school. Then I went away to a college where…
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