When people go through difficult times, how we show up especially matters. It can be challenging to figure out what to say or how to offer comfort. However, the truth is that these aren’t moments for expert advice or words of wisdom. What people truly need is for us to simply be present with them in the hard. In this episode, we explore what it means to support others during life’s most challenging seasons.

What does authority have to do with our character and our growth into the person God created us to be? In this podcast episode, we will explore the answer to that question as we examine God’s design for authority and how family dynamics influence our authority style in the adult world.

Communication involves not only spoken words but also a variety of unspoken messages. In this episode, we explore the importance of understanding the things that are left unsaid. Our ability to perceive these non-verbal messages is called attunement. Just as a tuning fork helps adjust a musical instrument, we need to attune ourselves to what others are communicating on a deeper level. By attuning to body language, emotions, behavioral patterns, and relational cues, we can understand far more than what is being explicitly communicated. This leads to those around us feeling more understood and loved.

When someone has an inflexible, stubborn thinking style, it can feel like conversations run into an invisible concrete wall. It doesn’t matter what the topic is, when there is rigid thinking, there is no flexibility. And that’s because rigid thinking is the opposite of being open-minded and empathetic. When someone is a rigid thinker, their unmet expectations lead to frustration and often confrontation. Join Jeff, Carissa, and Julie for a round table discussion on the dangers of being a rigid thinker and how to become more flexible to have healthier relationships and experience greater satisfaction in your life.