“And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ”Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you […]
Pleas for Mercy on Their Knees, but No Fight Here
When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him and said with a […]
Looking Past Making People Laugh or Cry To Do Our Real Task
but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him. “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, “‘We played the flute for you, and you […]
Fear and How It Makes Us Act
1 Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. 2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. 3 They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. 4 Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am […]
Speaking the Truth in Love
What would happen if we held on to truth (which is Christ) and increased our love? What if we increased our love even more for those that we disagree with, or are even our enemies? That is one of Christ’s most compelling teachings and that fits right in line with these things from Paul and Christ’s words of forgiveness from the cross.
WCAGLS14: Joseph Grenny, The Art of Crucial Conversations
Many times conflict arises not because of what someone said, but because of what they didn’t say. In this talk from the 2014 Global Leadership Summit there are many good points to help you and the people around you.