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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…
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2014 Peacemaker Conference LiveBlogs
In just three weeks, I will have the joy of serving at the 2014 Peacemaker Conference. If there is any possibility you can join us September 25-27 in Colorado Springs (or earlier for some of the pre-conference advanced training events), it truly would be wonderful to spend time with you there. But if you can’t make it to Colorado, please do plan to pop into the LiveBlogs and say hello. (If you have no idea what a LiveBlog is, you can learn more about them here.) Thanks, all! And hope to see you in Colorado or on the LiveBlogs— Yours, Tara B.
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Two MORE (Free!) Books to Encourage You as You Minister: Made for More (Hannah Anderson) & Gospel-Centered Teaching (Trevin Wax)
It’s almost September 1 and the biggest WIN FREE STUFF GIVEAWAY of (biblical & practical) resources our family has ever done is coming to a close. THANK YOU for all of the sweet comments and for letting others know about Living the Gospel in Relationships video series. Fred and the girls and I are so grateful. To round out our gifts of the just-released ESV Women’s Devotional Bible (which I was so blessed to receive an advanced copy of), we are adding two books that I am confident you will truly enjoy: Made for More: An Invitation to Live in God’s Image by Hannah Anderson Gospel-Centered Teaching: Showing Christ in All the Scripture by Trevin Wax So that puts the count of…
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Begging Jesus for Sleep
Last week I endured one of my (relatively common) stretches of insomnia. It was, as always, incredibly hard to bear. If you have never struggled with acute, lasting sleeplessness (the kind that goes for hour after hour, night after night), please know that I am thrilled for you. I rejoice as I leave the room with my sleeping-soundly husband and walk past the room with my sleeping-soundly children, accompanied by my formerly-sleeping-soundly Golden Retriever (who always tries to keep me company during my marathon stretches of being up all night—but even she, ultimately, collapses in sleep at my feet after a certain amount of hours). One of my dearest friends…
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Adding TWO MORE BOOKS to our giveaway: United – Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity (Trillia Newbell) & The Gospel at Work (Traeger/Gilbert)
Given the important things happening in our country right now, I wanted to be sure you all know about Trillia Newbell’s wonderful book: United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity So I thought it would be fun to add a brand-new copy to our family’s current WIN FREE STUFF GIVEAWAY (which ends on September 1). (which I was so blessed to receive an advanced copy of). As always, NO RISK OF SPAM! So I hope you will join in the fun: Click Here to Enter to Win the ESV Women’s Devotional Bible + 15 Other (Great!) Books Thanks and blessings, Tara B.
