Remember the Proverbs that we slammed through. What was the issue with many of those Proverbs, character; angry, hot-tempered, perverse, evil, greedy, you may not see yourself in those ways when it comes to conflict...  Read More

I loved this story I came across. There was a couple who had been married for 60 years. Throughout their life they had shared everything. They loved each other deeply. They had not kept any secrets from one another, except for a small shoebox that the wife kept in the top shelf of her closet...  Read More

Yes, we are still in our series, Relationship Remix, we spoke on trust, then forgiveness, now we are going to do a 3-week mini-series. The 3 C’s that sabotage our relationships. The first “C” is unhealthy conflict. And the oxymoron that I want you to sit in today and invite you to see a new definition is healthy conflict...   Read More

We started the conversation yesterday about a costly choice. We have a choice to either stay imprisoned by unforgiveness, which comes with the inmates of bitterness, rage, pride, slander, malice, vengeance. Or we choose the costly choice of forgiveness, which leads to freedom, because it is the way of Jesus...  Read More

Yesterday I shared that we miss forgiveness when we take our eyes off the cross. We miss forgiveness when we take our eyes off of what the King of Kings has done for us...  Read More

Yesterday we introduced the power of the cross and what Christ did on the cross. Which means we have vertical forgiveness from God and offer horizontal forgiveness of others. Notice what the prophet Micah said...  Read More

Having a discussion on forgiveness, in this setting, means I have no idea the degree of hurt or pain that has been done to you or that you have done. I have no idea, what your story is and how it has impacted you...  Read More

This week we are going to look at forgiveness, but my challenge on Sunday and throughout this week is challenge your view of forgiveness. Ultimately because forgiveness can feel like a mystery at times, but forgiveness can also be really confusing...  Read More

Take a look at what Paul says to the church in Corinth, but specifically in the Message version...  Read More

The first two steps of rebuilding trust with a difficult person is first mirroring their actions, then it is inviting challenge or discipline. Which finally brings us to our last step enforcing boundaries...  Read More

Yesterday we introduced the first step in dealing with a fool, either in you or in your relationship. You hold up the mirror to their actions, the next step is invite challenge. Be patient and hear me on this. Because a fool hates correction, hates wisdom, hates discipline and loves their own way. They will only stay in their own way. To rebuild trust with a fool, you need to mirror and invite them into challenge, or discipline or growth. Another opportunity to give them a choice, stay a fool or change.  Read More

Yesterday we took some time to look at what King Solomon had to say about fools in the book of Proverbs. Remember, we only looked at 10% of the verses that he referenced fools in. What was the definition of a fool that you came up with?  Read More