Ephesians-4:29

“You’re so defensive!” says Manipulator. “You have to learn to take honest feedback better.” “You’re so defensive!” Manipulation I call this a manipulation because the person making the statement effectively turns our attention away from what they said or did to your response. They have changed the subject from their misbehavior to your reaction to … Continue reading "“You’re so defensive!” Manipulation"…

I love to feature an important book each month for a book drawing. This month the book is “Fighting for Your Marriage while Separated” by Linda W. Rooks. Read below to find out how to enter the drawing. (The drawing is closed. Kim is the winner of Linda’s book)…

I was visiting a church recently and decided to jump over to the church’s Facebook page during the service. Leadership Network helps churches with their digi…

“You’re so defensive!” says Manipulator. “You have to learn to take honest feedback better.” “You’re so defensive!” Manipulation I call this a manipulation because the person making the statement effectively turns our attention away from what they said or did to your response. They have changed the subject from their misbehavior to your reaction to … Continue reading "“You’re so defensive!” Manipulation"…

Paul David Tripp is one of few authors who, in my opinion, can write a high quantity of works that are all high quality. I have thoroughly enjoyed every book of Tripp’s that I have read. When I saw that he wrote a book on how Christians should act and react in our current culture, I knew it would be worth reading. In his book, Reactivity: How the Gospel Transforms Our Actions and Reactions, Tripp sets a very practical and edifying example for Christians to follow in our engagement with the cu……

Today my childhood best friend turns fifty-seven. Why is that significant? Well for all of us every new day is a gift, but for Marie, it is a miracle. Forty years ago, this fall, the doctors diagno……

Far too often as a young woman I justified the rude, bluntly honest criticisms that spewed from my mouth with the belief that the TRUTH must be delivered!…

By Elizabeth Prata I’ve shared before how wonderful the ministry of Chapel Library is. It’s an arm of the Mt. Zion Bible Church in Pensacola, FL. The good folks at their library ministr……

Are you struggling with being able to see the forest and the individual trees in that forest? What is your forest look like today. Surround yourself with people that you are willing to listen to, this is the sign of a great leader…

By Elizabeth Prata A friend was permanently suspended from Twitter recently. He is a pastor, boldly unashamed of the Gospel. So, you know what happens next…Twitter, intolerant of religious vi……