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Forgiveness is at the Heart of Every Redemptive Encounter in the Church
Thanks, Dave! I needed this today. (From our Redeeming Church Conflicts site …) Forgiveness is at the Heart of Every Redemptive Encounter in the Church by David V. Edling In prior posts we have noted the distinctions drawn by the Scriptures between the wisdom of this world and the wisdom that comes down from heaven. James 3:13 through 18 is one place where we see that distinction being drawn: Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about…
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Paige Benton Brown Giveaways!
Apparently there are quite a few of you (like me!) who think that Paige Benton Brown is phenomenally gifted as a Bible teacher. (I know this because her name is constantly in my list of top-ten searches on this blog.) But have you found it hard to locate her resources online? I know I have. Therefore, as my little Christmas gift to us all, I’ve decided to compile as many Paige Benton Brown links as I can to hopefully make it a little easier on us all to be edified by her wonderful teachings and writings. Hope these are a blessing to you! (And just in case you ever see this—HIGHLY DOUBTFUL!—Thanks, Paige, for…
- Child Protection / Abuse in the Church, Hope in Suffering, Surviving a Childhood of Neglect and Abuse, Trauma Recovery
On Being Assaulted
If you have ever read my “Child Protection First / Abuse in the Church” posts, then you know that I have strong convictions about our duties to keep our children as safe as possible. Some of this is based on the sad reality of my childhood (“I Do Not Have One Childhood Memory Apart from P*rnography”). Some of this is based on the fact that when I oversaw all of the Christian conciliation cases and church/organizational conflicts at Peacemaker Ministries, I learned that far, far too many churches are far, far too trusting when it comes to nursery workers and youth volunteers (“Are you still closing your eyes to the real risk of child…
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Sin Scatters Thoughts of Consolation
“Sin takes away all sense of the privilege of our adoption; and if the soul begins to
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Because you’re better with words, you’re going to win this argument—but that doesn’t make you right.
The teacher wasn’t talking to me or even about me (in this specific situation), but he was so talking about me when he described a recent fight he had with his wife: “Tempers were raging. She was hurt. I was hurt. She started to slip down The Slippery Slope to her comfort zone—the Escape responses. I started to SLAM down The Slippery Slope into my area of expertise—Attack. (Not physically of course! Just putting all of those years of law school and seminary to work to attack in the most common way—with my words.) But then. She was so brave. She was so accurate when she said to me: “Because you are better with words and you think faster…
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Peacemaker Conference Plenary #3 LiveBlog – Pastor Brady Boyd: Lessons Learned
Live Blog Peacemaker Conference Plenary #3 LiveBlog – Pastor Brady Boyd: Lessons Learned (To access all of the 2014 Peacemaker Conference LiveBlogs, click here.)
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Peacemaker Conference Plenary #2 LiveBlog – Dr. Gary Hoag: Peacemaking – A New Testament Perspective
Live Blog Peacemaker Conf Plenary #2 – Dr. Gary Hoag: Peacemaking – A New Testament Perspective (To access all of the 2014 Peacemaker Conference LiveBlogs, click here.)
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Peacemaker Conference Plenary #1 LiveBlog – Dr. Jason Meyer: No Greater Love
Live Blog 2014 Peacemaker Conference Plenary 1 – Dr. Jason Meyer: No Greater Love (To access all of the 2014 Peacemaker Conference LiveBlogs, click here.)
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One of the ways you instill hope is that you actually have hope.
Oh! I am a blessed woman. Just listen to some of the reminders I heard today at The Peacemaker Conference advanced training events: “I finished four years of Bible college and three years of seminary and never once had a class on conflict resolution. But most leaders (church) and managers (business) spend one-third or more of their time dealing with conflict, but that’s never on the job description, is it? But this is where we live.” “As peacemakers, we have encounters with God and God’s Truth. I enjoy helping in this way so much because God is always faithful.” “Everything takes on a different flavor and a different intensity in the marital relationship.” “HOPE IS…
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Just a few of my favorite quotes from the Peacemaker Conference advanced training sessions …
What a joy it is to be here at The Peacemaker Conference Advanced Training Events! I could fill this screen with pages of notes, but instead I’ll just share a few of my favorite quotes from the day with you: “Peacemaking is an essential ministry of the local church.” “When Christians are in conflict, one of their greatest needs is to remember their identity in Christ—this is who you are! This is who you get to be!” “If you get absolutely nothing else out of this course, adopt this attitude as a Christian conciliator and ask this question: How can I best serve you?” “When I start to read a passage of…