Bible, conflict, Ephesians, forgiveness, friendship, Jesus, love, Luke, pain, Peter, relationships, sacrifice, unity
Sometimes people hurt us. Insightful, no? Accidents happen. Feelings get hurt. Egos get bruised. People get overlooked. And, every once in awhile, people may purposefully take a stab at our hearts out of anger or bitterness. Most of the time this kind of thing happens...
Bible, Church, Colossians, conflict, Ephesians, forgiveness, God, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, love, Matthew, obedience, pain, peace, relationships, Romans, spiritual growth, unity
In any kind of conflict, we humans instinctively feel defensive. Whether it’s a tiff with a spouse, a disagreement with a friend, or an argument with a boss, we immediately adopt an “us versus them” mentality. It’s just how we’re wired....
2 Corinthians, Bible, Colossians, conflict, forgiveness, God, love, self worth, significance
(Yikes. Hope this article can really live up to that title…) (It’s ok, it’s not the words in this post that inspired that title. Scripture inspired that title. So I can go that big with that claim.) (I probably shouldn’t start a post with a...
Bible, Colossians, conflict, Ephesians, family, God, marriage
I felt the anger begin to churn in my core. My muscles became concrete, my jaw locked. I tried to stop the emotion, but it kept coming. I diverted my eyes because I knew they would burn a hole right through him if I looked up. The Bible study I had been in – I...
Bible, conflict, friendship, God, Philippians, Romans
Last week I had an issue with a friend. I felt wronged and disrespected. I felt unloved and unvalued. And, for some reason, I felt like that person ought to know how I felt. Why do we do that? Why do we feel we have to tell someone when they hurt our feelings?...
