On the Defense

Introduction

All of us have been in the cross-hairs of criticism. It may have come from a spouse, a parent, an adult child, or another family—all ...

The Right Way to Handle Church Conflict

Introduction

I am by nature an idealist. I start almost everything in life by thinking about the best-case scenario. As a young man, I had a best-case ...

Anger: Live Without It

Introduction:

We’re going to talk now about an emotion which, frankly, touches all our lives: anger. The Bible tells us in Ephesians 4:26–27, “In your ...

Handle Conflict

Introduction:

A few years ago, I took a private retreat at a monastery. I spent four days with two dozen men who have taken vows of poverty, silence, and ...