Who Carries the Emotion in Your Relationship?
In relationships there’s often a dynamic called “collusion.” Bill and Kristi share how the Lord Jesus shows us what healthy, loving collusion looks like.
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Loving and Letting Go
Releasing our children to be their own persons is part of loving them. It starts when they’re little and continues all through life!
Cross the Border: Your Mission with Jesus
Drawing on Jesus’ commission of the 72 disciples in Luke, Bill and Kristi share the challenges and fruits of caring for pastors from poor villages in Mexico.
Vacation Blessings and Trials
Bill and Kristi invite Jesus into their time away and find renewal, not only in rest and play, but also in sharing their emotional struggles and seeking the Lord apart and together.
Play and Process Together
You need spontaneous fun in your life. You also need to verbalize and understand your emotional distress. Bill and Kristi model this in their conversation about the pros and cons of an Abbey’s “rule of life” to not say anything bad about someone that you wouldn’t tell them directly.
Sexual Intimacy in Marriage
We tend to separate sexuality and spirituality, but God put them together. God’s plan is for husbands and wives is to enjoy sex in the context of emotional and spiritual intimacy.
Sharing Words of Affirmation
Many people are uncomfortable looking someone in the eye and saying something they appreciate and admire about that person. Ideas on giving and receiving affirmations so that it’s truly a blessing!
Christly Leadership: Lessons From Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard’s best counter-cultural leadership lessons that have shaped the “Soul Shepherding” ministry to pastors and leaders.
Good Grief: Seeking Comfort When You Feel Sad
Asking for emotional comfort is different than complaining or wallowing in self-pity — it’s the path of regaining energy for life and ministry.
Kristi’s Cat Charlie Teaches Us to Trust God
Kristi’s cat, Charlie, follows her around all day and purrs in her lap. But he’s scared of cleanings and needs a “severe mercy”! Bill and Kristi draw out lessons from their cat and the Bible on trusting God.