Unity in a church doesn’t begin with everyone agreeing on everything. It begins when a group of people learns to live “in” the same life - sharing …
Why It’s Difficult to Think and Act in Christian Community
Walk into almost any room and you can feel it: we are trained to live as separate selves. We make hundreds of choices a day without asking anyone. We …
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Caution: This Can Creep In to Damage All Close Relationships
Picture this: you're at a thrilling amusement park, heart pounding with excitement as you step onto a roller coaster. The adrenaline courses through …
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How True Wisdom is Pursued in a Healthy Church
A sign of a healthy church from the book of Proverbs is the people (especially the most influential in the group) always stay suspicious of …
Do You Invest in Boring People? You May Want To Reconsider.
How many relationships have started in your life? Whether they be individual or communal, there's one thing all of them have in common. They started …
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A Reliable Method for Avoiding Relationships That Are Bound to End
Ever found yourself investing deeply in a relationship, only to watch it crumble before your eyes? We've all been there. Whether it's a personal …
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Why Avoiding Conflict is a Relationship Red Flag
I have a co-worker that lives by a volcano. It recently erupted and there's fear that things could get worse. The thing about volcanoes …
What To Do When a Person is “Bad Company” in Your Life
We are communal creatures. This is the reality of the nature of God Himself, and therefore the very nature of His image (humanity). Humans …
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Spiritual Growth: What To Do When People Aren’t Working On It
If you look at nature, you'll notice something. Anything that involves life always involves a growth process. Babies don’t pop out as …
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Monitoring Mistrust: Deal with It Before Damage is Done
One underrated mistake churches make when they go about building community is going too far too fast. Everyone starts all relationships with a …
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