We all have them in our life: People we can’t trust. People who just don’t get us. They tell us they want to know what we’re thinking. They may encourage us — even beg us — to talk, saying they really want to know what’s behind our silence. Then when we do start sharing, they…
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Are You a “Safe” Person?
The Word became flesh and lived for awhile among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. ~ John 1:14 Are you a safe person? What is a safe person? According to Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend,…
Read MoreLove Is Patient
Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head, Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first,” Doesn’t fly off the handle, Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, Doesn’t revel when others grovel, Takes…
Read MoreLoving One Another
“Learning to love others authentically, and in ways that matter to them, is one of the best things anyone can do.” ~ Dr. John Townsend, Loving People If you think about it, a lot has been written about how to love one another. So we have to wonder why do we do it so poorly….
Read MoreForgiveness
Forgiveness is often misunderstood in conservative circles. During the past decade or so, Christian psychologists have studied forgiveness from both theological and psychological perspectives. Most would agree that forgiveness is not only a theological decision, but also a psychological process with a number of distinct stages that have been compared to stages of the grieving…
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