Afterward it happened that he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to … Continue reading What’s Your Price?
Category: Relationships
God’s Purpose in Marriage
Later this month Melissa and I will celebrate our 17th wedding anniversary. We've spent almost half our lives together! We've shared so many memories, experiences, amd inside jokes I can't imagine life without her. I'm thankful God put us together. I wouldn't trade the benefits of emotional, physical, and intellectual intimacy we share for anything … Continue reading God’s Purpose in Marriage
Forgiveness 103
James Dixon, a friend of mine from college, shared this recent post on Facebook. "That 3 year old head of household asked "Does God like bad people?" I answer, "Yes God loves everybody, he just doesn't like bad behavior." Her: "Does God love me when I act bad?" Me: "Yes baby, he still loves … Continue reading Forgiveness 103
Forgiveness 102
"Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him. Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices." (2 Corinthians … Continue reading Forgiveness 102
Forgiveness 101
We've all had to forgive others and be forgiven by others. I know I've been on the receiving end of forgiveness far more often than I've had to forgive others. I also realize I'm not very good at forgiving because from childhood I was always just told to "forgive". You know how it goes. Chris … Continue reading Forgiveness 101
Getting Control
One of the biggest barriers to conflict resolution is hightened emotions. It's hard to approach someone to resolve a conflict when you're hurting inside. It's hard to even entertain the idea of resolving conflicts when your anger is calling for vengeance. In some cases our feelings are so strong nothing a person says or does … Continue reading Getting Control
Love and Conflict
The single greatest conflict in the history of the world is the conflict between humanity and God. When Adam and Eve failed to follow God's commands they committed what is called sin (missing the mark). As a result, they were cursed with death and banished from the Garden of Eden. Since that time, every descendant … Continue reading Love and Conflict
Doing the Impossible Part 2
This is part 2 of our post addressing a great question related to conflict resolution: "what do you do when the relationship is beyond repair?" As I stated in the last post, I'm sharing four steps to consider when trying to resolve conflicts that seem impossible. The first two steps were: 1. Focus on the highest … Continue reading Doing the Impossible Part 2
Doing the Impossible
Someone asked this great question related to conflict resolution recently: "what do you do when the relationship is beyond repair?" Sometimes we reach a point in our conflicts that cause us to walk away angry, hurt, and unresolved. Friendships may end with a misunderstanding or maybe family members disown each other and refuse to … Continue reading Doing the Impossible
The Drop Shot
A teenager in our church youth group shared a conflict that escalated to a physical altercation. Without going into too many details the scenario went like this; the teen's personal space was invaded, a request was made to correct the situation, the invader replied by hitting the teen, the teen hit them back even harder, … Continue reading The Drop Shot
Two Commandments 