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Arrows Of A Friend

February 24, 2015

If you want to know someone who deserved to be in the inner circle, and an example of a strong relationship, one of the best models in the Bible is David and Jonathan. Jonathan was the son of David’s enemy,…

Show Me Your friends, And I’ll Show You Your future.

February 23, 2015

“The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits.” – Dan Buettner We often misunderstand the influence that people have in our lives. The two words that most accurately describe influence are powerful…

Spiritual Maturity = Relational Maturity

February 20, 2015

People don’t have relationships. They are the relationship. The quality of a person’s life is a direct reflection of the quality of their relationships. Conflict is inevitable and how we handle those conflicts will strengthen or weaken our relationships. The…

We Put The “Fun” in Dysfunctional

February 19, 2015

Cities tolerate crazy people, Companies don’t. – Geoffrey West Most people have at least one crazy person in their lives. It can be just about anyone. It can be someone in one of our relationships, but it could be your…

Conflict And The Bible

February 18, 2015

Benjamin Franklin is known for famously saying, “but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” To that we can add conflict. Conflict is inevitable. Whenever people are involved, there will be conflict. Normal…

Abraham And The Art Of Conflict

February 17, 2015

In the last devotional, I talked about the fact that there are battles to fight and battles to let go of because at the end of the day, it is not a case of having conflict, but how we handle…

Conflict And Confrontation: Who Wants That?

February 16, 2015

In 1938, British prime minister Neville Chamberlain was trying desperately to end the looming conflict between his country and Hitler’s Germany. His policy, one of appeasement, was to give Hitler what he wanted in order to avoid war. In reality,…

All You Need Is Love

February 13, 2015

Permit me to get thoughtful for a moment. Have you ever stopped and reflected on the love of God? Have you ever used your intellect and deductive reasoning to come to grips with the expanse and depth of that love?…

The Feeling Is Mutual

February 12, 2015

“Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” – Ephesians 5:21 In Sunday’s message we talked about the principle of mutual submission. This principle means that every member of the family should submit themselves to one another, not for…

The Gift Of Humility

February 11, 2015

“If you plan to build a tall house of virtues, you must first lay deep foundations of humility.” – Augustine Pride is defined as a “feeling of deep pleasure derived from ones own achievements or from qualities and possessions greatly…

Pride Goes Before A Fall

February 10, 2015

“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.” – Daniel 4:37 Maybe you…

Me, Myself and Pride

February 9, 2015

“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you’re looking down, you can’t see something that’s above you.” – C.S. Lewis Pride is one of those things that we don’t like…

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