When you say something I disagree with, and I immediately react to your comment, I probably need to slow down a bit. If I can show that I have an intention to understand your point of view instead of “proving I am right,” it strengthens our relationship, and both of...
Manipulation is when they blame you for your reaction to their disrespect.
Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.
We teach our children how honest they can be with us based on how we react when they tell us things we don't want to hear.
Jesus is not telling us to submit to evil, but to refuse to oppose it on its own terms. We are not to let the opponent dictate the methods of our opposition. He is urging us to transcend both passivity and violence by finding a third way, one that is at once assertive...
In my experience it’s much easier to act like a Christian than it is to react like one. Anyone can put on an act. But your reactions reveal what is really in your heart. And if you love God with all your heart, you won’t just act like it. You’ll react like it. from...