Listen: “Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who repays you according to what you have done to us. Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.” (Psalm 137:8-9) Reflect: The gentlest description that one could give our passage above is that it’s a complaint. This Psalm lays […]
Transforming Conflict through Renewing Your Mind: Change the Way You Think
Listen: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:2) “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, […]
Conflicts we Face While Stewarding Our Carbon Footprint
Listen: “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” (Genesis 1:26) “And God […]
Conflicts we Face While Stewarding Our Treasures
Listen: “Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the LORD your God has blessed you. (Deuteronomy 16:17) In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him. A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. To do what is […]
Conflicts We Face: Stewarding Our Gifts
Listen: “From him (Christ the head) the whole body joined and held together by every supporting ligament grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does the work”. (Ephesians 4:16) “Each one should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him, and to which God has called him.” (1 Corinthians 7:17) […]
Conflicts We Face: Stewarding Our Time
Listen: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10) “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you.” (John 14:27) “And God is able to make all grace abound […]
Transforming Conflict through the Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control
Listen: “Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble…No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead bless – that is your job.” 1 Peter 3:8-9 (The Message) Reflection: Working and living closely together in community in a busy retreat center requires special grace to deal with conflict that arises in stressful situations and to overcome personal […]
Transforming Conflict through the Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness
Listen: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, GENTLENESS and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22, 23 Reflect: BFG or Goliath? In 2016, a movie came out called The BFG (Big Friendly Giant). It is about a giant and a little girl who, through a series of events, became friends. […]
Transforming Conflict through the Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness
Listen: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, FAITHFULNESS, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22, 23 “And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.” Exodus 34:6 Reflection: How do […]