Scripture’s most repeated command also sounds like a command for passivity. But God has filled His calendar with opportunities for active participation in His Divine Nature through Divine Appointments.
In addition to the wisdom of Scripture, this series draws from the book, “Aligning with God’s Appointed Times”, [Amazon link], by Rabbi Jason Sobel, along with other books.
Tim discusses whether or not the difficult conversation should even happen, and, if it does happen, how we should begin the conversation. The lesson continues on the After Class episode.
The difficulty in many difficult conversations is increased when we do not address what is really going on in the conversation. Tim and Trudi look at how we can make our conversations, and our relationships, better.
In addition to the wisdom of Scripture, this series draws from the books, “Difficult Conversations”, [Amazon link], by Douglas Stone, and “How to Have that Difficult Conversation” [Amazon link] by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend.
Based on the book of the same name by Pete Greig, How to Pray (Amazon affiliate link) gives us solid, very practical teaching about the most basic of Christian disciplines.
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Tim talks about Paybacks, and the wise decision we can make once we understand the principle at work.
Our current resources that we “borrow” heavily from are The Principle of the Path, by Andy Stanley, and The Seven Decisions, by Andy Andrews.
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Tim completes the three-week look at anger and how to respond to it with a discussion of some specific processes to handle this emotion.
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Trudi finishes our discussion of Apology with a look at the ten most important do’s and don’ts of effective apologies. She also talks about the person who might be the hardest to apologize to, and what to do about it.
, by Andy Andrews.