by Bob | Sep 13, 2014 | Christ, Relationships
WWJD or HWJR? Many Christians, when making decisions or wanting to follow a model for living, ask, “What would Jesus do (WWJD)?” I’ve done the same many times. Lately, I’ve been asking myself another question: “HWJR?” That’s: “How would Jesus relate?” I’ve taken...
by Bob | Jan 7, 2013 | Biblical Counseling, Relationships, Spiritual Friends, Spiritual Friendship
How Do We Confront in Wisdom & Love? Note: I’ve adapted this two-part blog series on loving and wise confronting from chapter 12 of Spiritual Friends. Confrontation’s Bad Rap Perhaps one of the most difficulty aspects of any relationship and of biblical...
by Bob | Jul 26, 2011 | Christian Living, Pastoral Ministry, Relationships
How Do We Relate? What were relationships like in the culture of the Roman Empire when the New Testament was written? Relationships were decidedly one-sided. Persons with power ruled with an iron hand over those who were powerless. “You know that the rulers of the...
by Bob | Jul 5, 2011 | Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Relationships
“I’m Sorry. I Was Wrong. Please Forgive Me.” I was recently the recipient of a humble, heart-felt apology where the person sincerely asked for forgiveness. How rare that is! It made me think of various ways people “apologize” and how we might respond. The “No Apology,...
by Bob | Feb 21, 2011 | Marriage, Parenting, Relationships
Learning to Love…All Over Again This week, Shirley and I watched a show that depicted a brain-injured husband whose personality drastically changed. The show raised the dilemma of how his wife would deal with being married to a man who was very different from the man...
by Bob | Nov 1, 2010 | Relationships
How to Get Along When We’ve Been Wronged (Or With People We Think Are Wrong) Part One: Avoid One-Sided Thinking In the past few weeks, I’ve had two comments on my blog that each stirred the same question: “How do we get along when we’ve been wronged? Or, put in more...
