You can either work on the conflict or get over it. Pick one. Surely the relationship means more to you than being right about what someone should have done.
All tagged reconciliation
Airplane Conversations
These conversations were gifts because, though strangers, we were able to connect as humans despite the vile history.
Moral Injury and the Power of Reconciliation
Peter has not lived up to the person he claimed to be, and because of this incongruity, he has experienced a moral injury.
Reflection Roundup: The Many Faces of Empathy
Friday is National Lemonade Day, so buy an extra cup and share it in Jesus’s name, confident that it makes a difference for eternity.
Marriage and the Church
Our marriages demonstrate the uniting work God is doing in the world. Our faithfulness to those marriages proves that Jesus will be faithful to those God unites.
Forgive and Remember
When someone who has been hurt in a way that will forever mark their path, telling them to forgive and forget is cruel and unwise.
Ministry of Reconciliation, Part 3: Three Commitments to Move Us Further
We offer three crucial commitments that are essential to any attempt to move closer toward the goal of racial reconciliation in the church.
Ministry of Reconciliation, Part 2: Greatest Challenges in Our Worship Practices
The primary challenge I see is pursuing racial reconciliation and not just racial integration.
Ministry of Reconciliation, Part 1: Bleed into One
Our unique stories and cultures are not things to be expunged, blended, or muted.
If Two of You on Earth Agree
How do we do justice and show mercy at the same time? They seem contradictory, and fusing them together is a rather sloppy job of spiritual and social welding.
What Was Wrong with Cain’s Sacrifice?
Our speculation fascinates us because we will feel confident if we can be certain of the correct worship procedure that pacifies God.
Will We Hold Tightly to Our Wish Dreams of Christian Community?
Sometimes Christian community and reconciliation fails because good people do nothing.
Without Hope or One in Christ?
But we were created in Christ Jesus for good works. Created to be reconcilers in a hostile world. Created for God’s beautiful light to shine through.