Everyone of the following resources have been extremely helpful in growing my skills and understanding of how to love well in the way I communicate to others and resolve conflict. I know they will be for you too!
This year of 2020 I want to make 5 strong suggestions to help you learn more in the area of helpful communication.
When someone escalates the situation, what is the best way to handle communication? Recently I was asked this question – one I think we have all wondered about at times – so I wanted to take some time to offer some thoughts for all of us! To illustrate, I would like to tell a story on myself.
Two weekends ago, we were visiting my daughters in Oklahoma just as the COVID19 was ramping up. I was increasingly concerned and … (Read more!)
I have been wanting to write this for about a week now about COVID-19.
On the one hand I have more time being “homebound.” On the other hand, I have not had as much time as I might have thought, because I have been spending a lot more time with family – and that’s a good thing! I hope you have experienced the same!
BUT THEN I WONDER–has it been good for you?
No doubt you like me, are hearing from every available news source about the effect the Corona Virus is having throughout the world, and the United States. Fear about the virus and the effects on our lives, jobs, and the overall economy continues to grow.
Schools and Universities have all gone online. Sports are suspended. Parades, political rallies and events of all kinds have been canceled. It’s the fear of gathering in crowds, and how it could spread the virus. These are just a few of the many ways in which this is affecting our country.
Then we were simply all told to stay home for a while!
Might I suggest some positive in the midst of all this? (Read more!)
Zerrin and I had a great conversation with our son Micah recently that involved some hot topics. He lives in Miami and teaches History at Florida International University. Micah was telling us about some hot topics he has with his students. BUT AS WE TALKED, OUR CONVERSATION MORPHED INTO SOME HOT TOPICS BETWEEN US AND HIM!
As we near the celebration of Christmas, we think of the love He has shown by coming to live in our world, in the flesh. Every other god is a distant god…a god that does not come close, but in fact, requires it’s worshippers to achieve all they can to somehow work their way close. But the God of the Bible came close to us.
Lately I have been doing a lot of thinking about the importance of culture to PLEDGEtalk. I am excited about what is to come–it promises to bring a whole new level of health to our relationships!
Every conversation in my life has been improved & I am a better father to my newborn son: that is the power of PAUSE!
So what about that friendship? How do you go about creating one, or making the ones you have even better? And what is the power in a true friendship?
You have to know a KEY! It is found in an ancient Proverb!
Regularly we find ourselves being slightly annoyed to downright furious at what we see as problems in others. What are we to do? Should we talk about them? How do we know?