The Golden Opportunities of Conflict
Just a ballpark guess, but let’s say 95% of people hate conflict and will actively avoid it if they can. Of the remaining 5%, some
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To Know, Not Just See
We all know the phrase “seeing is believing”—it’s a truism that’s true, depending on the kind of “seeing” we’re talking about. In our relationships with
The Power of a Selfie
We have become a selfie culture—at least once today you’ll either take a selfie or see someone else doing the same. Some people have turned
Things that Escape our notice
One key to building relational bridges in a divisive and isolating culture is simple – we notice what we notice about others, and gently (but
How Daylight Saving Time & Reconciliation Are Related
We’ve just moved through the collective jet lag we call Daylight Saving Time, and we’re all adjusting to life in exhaustion-overdrive. We know it’ll all
The #1 Barrier to Relationship
There’s a sneaky saboteur that has the power to undermine our ability to make and keep relationships. It’s especially effective at thwarting reconciling relationships when
Listening Well
Are you an other-centered listener or a self-centered listener? One approach leads to “rich soil” for conversation, connection, and reconciliation. The other undermines the safe
The Agenda-Changer
Police brutality meted out on people of color is embedded in the video feed of our culture. Not even two weeks after honoring the legacy
Roe v. Wade – Listening, Learning, Loving
The last five years have exposed deep divisions, some festering for decades, in American culture. Political, racial, and moral disputes have boiled over the boundaries
The Pause of Protest
Just before Memorial Day, in an act of protest, San Francisco Giants Manager Gabe Kapler said he would refuse to take the field for the