Convo-Tip #2: Ask a deep question… twice
Deep conversations are rarely the result of a single question. One question might reframe the conversation, but it usually takes more to …
Convo-Tip #1: Acknowledge awkwardness but go forward anyway
If you’re chatting with a friend and want to delve past the formalities of weather, sports, and kittens, you’ll need a transition. …
Is “ownership” keeping you from serving?
Today, I read a quote that sums up an issue I’ve been considering lately. This is from a book called Margin: “Part …
Courage to serve
Serving by nature is social. Social by nature is unpredictable. Unpredictable by nature is scary. That’s why we need courage to serve. …
6 simple phrases to stop (NOT stomp) any argument
Like tango, it takes two to argue. Take a look – most arguments follow a fairly basic structure: Person 1 accuses Person …
People pleasing vs. people pleasing: What’s the difference?
People pleasing is good. People pleasing is bad. The key is knowing the difference. Make sense? At first, Paul the apostle seems …
Whose info are you sharing?
Transparency can certainly deepen friendships, but if you’re going to be all open with your information, you have to ask yourself a …
How transparent should we be with non-Christians?
I rediscovered a verse a few weeks before I wrote about the Opening Principle. That verse is forcing me to completely rethink my transparency guidelines. So I’d like your opinion: how much should we open up with non-Christians?
On feeling compassion
Jesus, moved with compassion, brought a widow’s dead son back to life. In contrast, before I sat down to write this, I killed about 85 ants. These are my thoughts on a virtue that’s eluded me my whole life: compassion.
The Opening Principle: How to help others open up
The Opening Principle says, “People open to open people.” In other words, when one person opens to another, the other usually responds …