Communication/Conflict
10 Pleasant Sentences That Can Defuse a Conflict
Lou Prioli has 20 pleasant sentences that can defuse a conflict. I have taken my top 10. Read the whole thing. Applicable for marriage, teens to parents. Pleasant words do promote understanding. “I really appreciate your concern about this.” “Am I hearing you right? Is this what you are saying?” “Would you repeat that please?” [...]
Positions and Interests
Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also the interests of others. Philippians 2:4 Conflict is a part of the human experience. Thanks to Adam and Eve’s sin there is going to be conflict at work, church, with our spouses, children and in-laws to name just a few. But some [...]
How to Think About an Emerging Issue: Is Some Profanity OK?
It has become cool among Christians who are emerging adults to differentiate between words that take the name of the Lord and those that culture considers profane. The emerging view is that the latter is not forbidden by the Scripture. How are to think about this? John Piper recently used a word that would be [...]
17 Teen Resolutions from John Piper
17 Teenage Resolutions in Honor of Mom and Dad John Piper in A Godward Life, p 273-275 1. Resolved: I will obey your instructions and do what I know you expect of me, even when it is not mentioned. I will not force you into repeated reminders, which I sometimes call nagging. 2. Resolved: I [...]
Wisdom and Justice; Lack of Wisdom and Injustice
So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong…So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this …for discernment in administering justice, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart…1 Kings 3:10-12 As a parent, I [...]
