What Does True Friendship Look Like?
Let’s look at some ways we can give and receive friendship – the old fashioned way – person to person. It just might make your life better!
Do We Have to “Turn the Other Cheek”?
In today's digital world, there are "internet trolls" that can insult, hurt and make fun of us anonymously. And the real world is hard enough! Is the teaching of Jesus to "turn the other cheek" still as relevant and powerful as it was centuries ago?
How Do I Provoke in a GOOD Way?
Provoking someone is usually in a negative context, but there is a verse in the Bible that tells us to provoke one another in a good way. How does that work? What are we supposed to say or do and how are we supposed to do it? Can there be a positive place and purpose for provoking?
How Do I Overcome Peer Pressure?
Peer pressure. When we say those words we typically think about teenagers, school and bad decisions and those thoughts are accurate. Young people face inordinate amounts of peer pressure on a regular basis and its effects can be devastating! Here’s the thing – adults are also subject to peer pressure and its place in our lives and its effect on our lives is far greater than we might anticipate. So, for the sake of not only our young people but for our own sake as well, what do we do about it? How do we recognize address and deal with the pressures of life that press us into compromised circumstances and bad decisions? Even more importantly, how do we reverse the process and create an environment in which positive, righteous and loving peer pressure is the order of the day?