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Category Archives: Criticism
Hypocrisy – tough questions worth asking
How could we sit in judgment on others when what is happening right under our noses or in our lives is often far worse? Continue reading
Posted in Criticism, Hypocrisy, Judging others, Parenting, Parenting teens
Tagged Hypocrisy, Hypocritical judging
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When critics attack
I have the privilege each month of investing in other pastors. The stories they tell me remind me of many things I’ve experienced and learned over 30 years of ministry.
A common theme I hear is how often critics attack pastors and their Churches. I often encourage pastors to warn people about the consequences of standing against God’s work and servants.
Here are some sober words to Church members who are behaving as antagonists: Continue reading
Posted in Antagonists, Church, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Complaining, Conflict, Criticism, Difficult people, Elders, Humility, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Pastors, Unity
Tagged antagonists in the Church, attack against Church leaders, division in a church, Unity in the Church
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Responding to false accusations
Helpful advice for those facing false accusations. Continue reading
Formula E429 could change your life!
Think of how many times we could defuse a situation by choosing better words and tones. But don’t miss my WARNING LABEL! Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Attitude, Bitterness, Communication, Complaining, Conflict, Contentment, Criticism, Difficult people, Discouragement, Emotions, Encouragement, Family life, Fathers, God's Will, Gospel-centered, Gossip, Grace, Gratitude, Kindness, Love, Marriage, Parenting, Parenting teens, Patience, Praise, Relationships, Selfishness, Speech, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Unity, Wisdom, Wives
Tagged attitudes, communication guidelines, Love, Marriage, Relationships, speech that builds up others, tones, tongue, Words
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Responding to disappointments
When dis-appointment becomes His-appointment. As a communicator, I always find it interesting to notice what people respond to and remember. This past sunday, I gave a message about hope being a distinguishing mark of those who represent Christ. My title for … Continue reading
Judge not, lest you be judged.
What exactly did Jesus mean when he spoke these words?
Was he advocating a mind your own business policy?
Was he forbidding all judgments about the actions of others? Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Antagonists, Church Leadership, Church membership, Conflict, Confrontation, Criticism, Debatable Matters, Difficult people, Discernment, Discrimination, Elders, Ethics, Guidelines for living, Humility, Jesus Christ, John R. W. Stott, John Stott, Judging others, Leadership, Legalism, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Mercy, Morality, Parenting, Sin, Slandered, Speech, Tolerance, Truth, Wisdom
Tagged Bible, Christianity, Jesus, Judge not
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A discouraged servant of God (action points)
He became so despondent that he sat down under a tree and prayed to die. ‘I have had enough, Lord,’ he said. ‘Take my life” (I Kings 19:1-4). Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Attitude, Behavior, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Change, Counseling, Criticism, Cynicism, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Elijah, Emotions, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, Humility, Life of a pastor, Loss, Marital Separation, Mind Renewal, Pain, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Suicide, Trials, Walking with God, Wisdom, Worry
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Words and tones are windows to the heart
How we talk to and about each other says a lot about the quality of our relationship. This is one reason why it’s important to do a little inventory about the way we use our words. Church leaders should teach people … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Attitude, Broken Relationships, Christian life, Christianity, Church Leadership, Communication, Community, Criticism, Divorce, Divorce and Remarriage, Elders, Emotions, Encouragement, Fellowship, Grace, Gratitude, Hate speech, James, Local Church, Love, Marriage, Parenting teens, Relationships, Speech, Spiritual transformation
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Mark Regnerus and the third rail in academic research
A friend informed me today of a disturbing controversy involving Mark Regnerus, a tenured sociologist from The University of Texas at Austin. Regnerus dared to objectively research the adult children of parents who have same-sex relationships. His study (published in Social Science Research) found that young-adult children of … Continue reading
Does God want us to feel that our way through life is rough and perplexing?
Many years ago, I was studying the subject of trials and suffering. I wanted to understand how God related to and used the hardships of life to change us. In my reading, J. I. Packer’s chapter “These Inward Trials” from … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Conflict, Counseling, Criticism, Defeat?, Difficult people, Discernment, Discipline, Discouragement, Encouragement, Evil in the world, Hope?, J. I. Packer, Pain, Questioning God, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual disciplines, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials, True Christianity?, Walking with God
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