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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Wounding and Healing
Many of us have no idea how often we wound the people around us. We don’t deliberately set out to hurt...
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Astonishing Love
A devastating tornado and a shocking murder. The last things any of us would ever want to experience. And...
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A SOG Confession
It’s pretty hard to find a good confession in a modern movie … but here’s a great one. This clip comes...
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A Disastrous Employee
Ben was one of the most gifted and yet deeply flawed executives I’ve ever encountered. When I was asked...
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Love Your Enemy
Today’s film clip is taken from the movie To End All Wars. Based on a book by the same title, this movie...
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Confession Killers
If you want to make a confession utterly worthless, use one of these three phrases. “I’m sorry if I’ve...
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The Compassionate Boxer
Cinderella Man is one of my favorite movies, largely because it stars Russell Crowe, one of my favorite...
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RW in the Movies
This Thursday I’m launching a new companion blog that will use short clips from popular movies to teach...
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The SOG Plan
Do you know an impulsive teenager? A frustrated wife? A detached husband? A resentful employee? A contentious...
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Silencing Gossip
How can you stop gossip and other critical talk in its tracks? Always be ready to ask three simple questions. If...
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Clarity Plus Charity
Last week I posted a story on my blog entitled “Time to Let Go.” In that post I included this statement:...
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Time to Let Go
When I was in college, I tried to impress a young lady by taking her canoeing on a rapidly flowing stream....
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