Category: relationships

Silence self-condemnation

March 10, 2025 | 34 comments

“I can’t ever get it right.  I’m a mess-up.  Something is wrong with me” and other internal arguments that would make us feel bad about ourselves, are forms of self-condemnation many people contend with every day.   If you struggle with

Love your enemies away

February 19, 2025 | 19 comments

It’s inspiring to understand that the promise behind Jesus Christ’s command to “Love your enemy,” (Matthew 5:44) is to get such a clear sense of omnipresent, omnipotent Love, that what you thought was an enemy, is not the threat it

Live grudge free

January 30, 2025 | 14 comments

Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me?  Seven times?”   “No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven!” ~ Matthew 18:21,22 NLT “Seventy times seven” is meant to

Be willing to listen and learn

January 28, 2025 | 24 comments

I overheard a conversation between an aspiring tennis player and an experienced coach.  The coach was a person of few words, but very wise words.  The student was a talker.  He dominated the conversation, talking about his problems, his shortcomings,

Use wisdom for the best outcome

December 16, 2024 | 21 comments

Wisdom is better than weapons of war. ~ Ecclesiastes 9:18 If you’re ever tempted to “go to battle” with a co-worker, neighbor, or family member, on an issue you feel is important to resolve, use wisdom for the best outcome.