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
Tag: Reachable Reconciliation
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
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
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
Making the Save
In soccer (and in hockey), the goalie is often the difference-maker. And metaphorically, the goalie plays a role on the team that is most like
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
Repairing Broken Relationships
One big (and obvious) reason the divisiveness that set in during the pandemic seems like it’s here to stay: We don’t have the right tools
Long-Term Change vs. the Check-Box Mentality
By Fred Oduyoye and Rick Lawrence The most mature people we know (spiritually and otherwise) have paid the price and made the sacrifice to grow past their good