Relationships

Does Social Media Connect or Disconnect Us?

by Gabriella Kroska
July 1, 2019 • 5 minute read

How much time do you spend on social media every day? I recently installed an app on my phone that tells me how much time I spent on my phone every day, and I was shocked! How long are you...

The 5 Rs of Healing Relationships: Reconcile and Retry

by Eddie and Shannon Foster
April 1, 2019 • 5 minute read

While repenting and replacing can be challenging, the final two steps in healing relationships are probably the most challenging. Why? Because they need to be lasting and require constant maintenance.

The 5 Rs of Healing Relationships: Replace

by Eddie and Shannon Foster
March 25, 2019 • 3 minute read

Forward progress in healing a relationship must include replacing the thoughts, words and behaviors that caused the damage in the first place. How do we replace negative behaviors with positive ones?

The Five Rs of Healing Relationships: Repent

by Eddie and Shannon Foster
March 11, 2019 • 5 minute read

After we recognize that we share the blame for damage done to a relationship, it’s our responsibility to act. We must work to turn the situation around if we want the relationship to survive.

The 5 Rs of Healing Relationships: Recognize

by Eddie and Shannon Foster
March 4, 2019 • 4 minute read

The first step in trying to mend and salvage damaged relationships is to realize that they didn’t deteriorate for no reason. We need to recognize what part we may have played in their collapse.

The 5 Rs of Healing Relationships

by Eddie and Shannon Foster
February 25, 2019 • 3 minute read

Getting along with people can be hard. A variety of factors can contribute to the breakdown of relationships. What can we do to help restore broken relationships?

Conflict Resolution: What Do I Do Afterward?

by Eddie Foster
July 25, 2016 • 4 minute read

The final post in this series addresses what to do after an attempt at conflict resolution. How can a relationship survive? What attitude do we need to have? So after deciding to talk with...

Conflict Resolution: How Do I Say Something?

by Eddie Foster
July 18, 2016 • 5 minute read

The second post in this series focuses on what to do when it becomes necessary to talk to someone about his or her behavior or an offense. Our last post discussed the realities of offending...

Conflict Resolution: Should I Say Something?

by Eddie Foster
July 12, 2016 • 4 minute read

This post begins a three-part series on conflict resolution. When should we let something go, and when should we take on direct confrontation?

Enemies of Honesty: Spin

by Eddie Foster
May 23, 2016 • 5 minute read

Spin is the final, and maybe the most subtle, enemy of honesty. When truth is slyly employed for dishonesty, how do we recognize and avoid such a sneaky approach? The word spin originated...

Enemies of Honesty: Half-Truths

by Eddie Foster
May 16, 2016 • 4 minute read

The second enemy of honesty is telling half-truths. What are these sinister lies? how can we avoid telling them or allowing others to influence us with them? “The whole truth, and...

When Tragedy Strikes: Six Ways to Cope With Grief

by Debbie Caudle
March 14, 2016 • 5 minute read

It was a typical July evening, but it would change one woman’s life forever. Her story illustrates six ways we often deal with grief when tragedy strikes. The call came at 7:58 p.m....

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