Tag: otherization

• Our Foolish Fragile Fences

  But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility. Ephesians 2:13-14 We all build fences. It is an essential part of…

  Blake

  September 18, 2014

  Church Unity, conflict, Genuine Community, missional

  Bush, cancer, chemo, Christian, church, community, democrat, division, election, Ephesians 2, fences, Gentile, Gore, holy, Jew, otherization, otherize, politics, republican, separate, together, unity

• The Heart of Your Conflict

  Tuesday Re-mix: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them.For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person.” Mark 7:20-23 If you’re a peacemaker, you need…

  Blake

  January 21, 2014

  Books that Changed Me, Church Unity, conflict, Reconciliation

  Anatomy of Peace, Arbinger Institute, conflict, demonization, evil, external, heart, Jesus, Mark 7, mediation, otherization, parable, peace, peacemaking, Spirit

• Red Flags of Brokenness

  Tuesday Re-mix – Broken relationships are like infections, they only get worse with time, and the consequences can be devastating. They almost always start the same way.  There are hurt feelings which go unaddressed.  Maybe there was bad behavior involved, or maybe there was just an oversight.  Maybe there was no wrong doing at all. …

  Blake

  February 22, 2011

  Christian Accountability, conflict, Forgiveness, H2H, Reconciliation

  broken relationships, communication, demonization, Forgiveness, indifference, otherization, Reconciliation, red flags, speculation, stages, warnings