Relationships With Others

How do you blend two separate families into one household? Family traditions, values, interests, and parenting styles are often so far apart that simple questions life, "Who takes out the trash?" or "Where shall we go for Christmas?" can quickly become flash-points of conflict. Winston Smith provides a road map to the unique challenges that each member of a step-family faces. Drawing on his experience as a marriage...

People are complex. There is behavior that we see and motives that we don't. Behind the what we do of our lives is the "why we do it." Edward T. Welch challenges us to peer more closely into the "why." He insightfully reveals that, according to God's Word, the heart is the source of all human motivation. Our hearts contain motives such as -Pleasure -Happiness -Meaning -Power -Comfort -Control -Success -Peace...

"Judge not, lest you be judged" is one of the most widely quoted verses in the Bible. However, people often miss its entire point. The Bible does not forbid making judgments. On the contrary, a wise Christian show discernment and knows how to judge situations, behaviors, and even people according to God's Word. In this booklet Lou Priolo tackles this difficult issue, making the distinction between rash, sinful...

God has given us a model to follow, in order to be what He wants us to be, and that model is the person of Jesus Christ. We must first want to glorify God with our lives and realize that it is Christlikeness that will help us to do that. The humility of Jesus Christ is His most stunning attribute, and the sin of pride is probably the most detestable to God. Pride is a form of self-worship and is often manifested in...

Is a personal God really involved in our suffering? And if he is, what in the world is he up to? Why would a good God allow suffering in his world? William P. Smith addresses these and other hard questions by reflecting on what the Bible teaches about suffering. Instead of pat answers, he shares the different ways God uses suffering to bring us into a deeper, more intimate relationship with him. You can learn to see...