reconciliation

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"Finding a Lifeline in the Quicksand of Estrangement" on a maroon background. To the right, a photograph shows a female hiker struggling to crawl through thick, muddy water while wearing a heavy backpack, illustrating the metaphor of being stuck.

Finding a Lifeline in the Quicksand of Estrangement

Stuck in the quicksand of estrangement? Discover how one mother moved from the agony of ambiguous grief to a miraculous relationship renewal. This is a guest post by Peggy Phillips who wrote Coping with Ambiguous Loss by Estrangement After my son went no contact, the quicksand of estrangement engulfed every part […]

True Repentance doesn't Demand or Expect Forgiveness

True Repentance doesn’t Demand or Expect Forgiveness

To demand or expect forgiveness is like a chess player trying to manipulate the board, but that’s not true repentance. Instead, repentance submits itself to the poetry of waiting, praying, and hoping. They thought they could use the Bible to manipulate and control. Verses were hurled, and they were told, […]

how-do-you-respond-when-someone-stabs-you-in-the-back

How do You Respond When Someone Stabs You in the Back?

How do you respond when someone spreads rumors about you, gossips, lies, pretends to be your friend while really all they are doing is using and abusing you? A stab in the back. Perhaps they influence other friends to their side of the story. You’re having rotten tomatoes thrown at […]