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Is it Even Possible to Live Peaceably Anymore?

If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Romans 12:18 There are those days and those people. I know you know what I mean. People breaking in lines, driving like fools, buying more toilet tissue than they could possibly need. You know. For two months, my wife couldn't find [...]

By |2022-02-08T11:28:46-05:00June 12th, 2020|1 Comment

Relationships Can Heal or Hurt

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22 The longer I live, the more I understand the importance of relationships. Life is about relationships we build with God and with others. For example, it is tough for me to understand how long-time friends can simply turn [...]

By |2022-02-08T11:04:53-05:00May 26th, 2020|3 Comments

Hear First or You’ll Hurt Others

Know this, my beloved brothers, let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger. ~ James 1:19 I have to be honest with you. James 1:19 is one of the most challenging things for me to practice. I sometimes think I have some genetic disposition to speak before I think. [...]

By |2022-02-08T11:33:39-05:00March 2nd, 2020|0 Comments

3 Reasons We Withdraw from Conflict

Let’s be honest. Regardless of our age, communicating with spouse is perhaps the most difficult thing we will ever do. I’m not kidding. It is just difficult. We bring different perspectives and sometimes opposing views to the conversation. It’s also different because men and women by nature speak in two different languages. Men say [...]

By |2022-02-08T11:43:02-05:00October 29th, 2014|Comments Off on 3 Reasons We Withdraw from Conflict
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