Forgiveness, an Antidote for Anger
You’ve heard me talk about the formula for Intentional Living: Information + Insight + Action = Intentional Living. But let me give us another easy equation that’ll help us overcome a malady that infects us all: Anger. It’s Kindness + Love = Forgiveness – drawn out of Ephesians 4:32: “Be kind and compassionate to one […]
Forgiveness in a Shattered World
Rebecca Nichols Alonzo’s family was terrorized when she was a child. Her mother was shot and killed, and her father was seriously injured as 7-year-old Rebecca and her 3-year-old brother watched helplessly. As horrible as the attack was, the author of “The Devil in Pew Number Seven” decided to forgive the perpetrators. She talked about […]
inTENtionals for Pastor Appreciation
October is Pastor Appreciation Month “We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.” (1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 ESV) Here’s an InTENtional Top 10 List of Ways […]
Dealing with Difficult In-Laws
When you married and established a new home, you departed from your old ways. You didn’t leave your first home in terms of love or communication, but you did leave in terms of authority and priority. The most important human relationship now is the one you have with your husband or wife, not your mother […]
Children Respect Action, Not Words
Active respect shows your children that you love and respect them enough to hold them accountable for their behavior—using natural and logical consequences. In other words, you don’t allow your children to get away with things simply because you love them. In fact, it’s because you love them so much that you can’t allow your […]
Receiving the Message of Hope
A freelance writer for the Christian Post recently wrote one of his biggest joys comes from listening to non-believers so that he might be better equipped to witness to them. Thom S. Rainer and his research teams interviewed thousands of non-Christians and found out what they think of Christ followers. He found several trends and […]
