There are all sorts of markers people use to find a good church… the preaching, the friendliness of the people, the size, etc. Those are helpful in their place but here are a few ways to cleverly get at whether a church is REALLY healthy. 1. Intergenerational and Intra-family Gathering If you’re visiting a church, […]
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A Framework For Effective Accountability
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If you have ever been asked to be an accountability partner, or have asked someone else to be your accountability partner, you likely experienced the pitfalls that most accountability partnerships run into, causing to it fizzling out. Don’t feel bad […]
Our Anxious Feelings are Liars
One of my favorite quotes from a modern fiction writer (ND Wilson) is “our feelings are liars”. Feelings speak to us about the world around us. I’ve found this idea that “our feelings are liars” to be true in so many situations, whether it’s my own feelings, those of my wife, or children, those of […]
Dig Deep and Assume Nothing, Communication at its Finest
We often don’t know people as well as we think we do. And that doesn’t mean we don’t love them. To Know Someone How do you know someone? Observation and communication. Observation can reveal some very helpful things about a person, but communication is the only way to peek into the inner life of a […]
Post-COVID: Will it Wreck Interpersonal Meetings?
She walks up to her friend standing lonely in the post-church fray. It is immediately obvious. The look of fear in the eyes of her friend as she approaches, the shrinking back, did she want an announcement of “unclean, unclean!” beforehand? Welcome to fall 2020. After months of people sheltering-in-place, many in fear of losing […]