Often, I’ve counseled patients (Christians and non-Christians) who are unsure of whether to take the Covid-19 vaccine or not. Most of them are ordinary people, not physicians, pharmacists, immunologists, and vaccine researchers. They often have strong opinions one way...
Each of us has a preferred, habitual, or dominant way of communicating called our communication style. It can be described as aggressive, passive-aggressive, passive, or assertive. Our styles may also be described as direct, serious, intense, relaxed, indirect,...
William Ury of the Harvard Project on Negotiation noted that “It may seem odd, but the secret is, if we want to listen to the other side, we have to learn to listen to ourselves first.”[1] Ury describes an important negotiation he facilitated between the Venezuelan...
Is there something you find yourself doing that sometimes, even without being fully aware of it, you just break out in a dance and worship God just because of the process? I’m not talking about the celebration that results from a positive outcome. I’m...
This John Piper video/podcast is worth sharing. Watch it and remember to consider why I often teach that when we are faced with a situation when our carefully and prayerfully considered plans are not working–things turning out the opposite of what we...