Relational Wisdom Blog

RW360’s Blog provides an inspirational kickoff for your week, practical guidance on how to use relational wisdom and peacemaking with family, friends and coworkers, and updates on ministry developments, new resources and training opportunities. See dozens of topics below.

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02 July 2025
Penetrating Barriers with the Gospel
Megan had switched on a force field that put the Starship Enterprise to shame. It had been another...
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23 March 2025
A Wave of Confessions Saves a Church
At last he had his chance. Clutching his prepared statement in his hand, Mark sat down in the front pew,...
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15 December 2024
How Can You Forgive Me? I Killed Your Baby.
  Click Here to Download PDF Alicia was born prematurely. Worse yet, she was born near the end of...
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02 June 2024
A Stolen Baby, $200M Lawsuit and an Astonishing Reconciliation
It’s not often that pastoral counseling sets the stage for a kidnapping, a $200 million lawsuit...
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20 March 2022
Four Ways to Defeat Amygdala Hijacking
The apostle Peter’s denial of Christ is a classic example of a neurological/emotional failure that...
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07 February 2021
Round Four with Cancer ... and It's Still All About Relationship
The last thing you want to hear from your doctor after three battles with cancer is, “I’ve...
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Penetrating Barriers with the Gospel
Megan had switched on a force field that put the Starship Enterprise to shame. It had been another...
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Three Steps to Building Relational Passports
I have dozens of passports, and I need to renew them constantly. No, I’m not James Bond or Jason Bourne....
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Daddy, is that you? (A Wedding Day Reconciliation)
Becky looked forward to her wedding with a mixture of excitement and sadness. Mark was the man of her...
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7 Ways to Free Your Child From Impulsive Lying
Here is a question I am often asked during RW seminars: “My four-year old daughter has a habit of lying...
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Overcoming Rejection
There are three things you and I were never designed to experience: illness, death and rejection. That...
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One Simple Habit that Transforms Relationships
One of the best ways to improve your relationships is to develop the habit of drawing attention to EGGs. Not...
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Family at the Cross
How to Resurrect a Dead Relationship
A young Christian couple came to my office just before Easter one year and asked me to mediate the legal...
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Reconciling Two Stubborn Scientists
How would you feel if God enabled you to use simple relational skills you learned at church to solve...
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Asking Parents to Give Up Their Keys
One of the hardest things I’ve ever done was to ask my mother and my mother-in-law to give up their car...
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A Wave of Confessions Saves a Church
At last he had his chance. Clutching his prepared statement in his hand, Mark sat down in the front pew,...
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Pastor Resolves a Texas Football Scandal
As pastor Kent drove home from our peacemaking training, he had no idea how quickly his new skills would...
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Relational Resources and Skills for Parenting
Most families struggle far more with relational challenges than they do with academic training. The relational...
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