I’ve been involved in dozens of church discipline cases, both as an elder in my church and as a conciliator assisting other churches. Some…

As I watched the George Floyd memorial service this afternoon, I was grieved more than ever by his tragic death, the loss that his family…

This Sunday is Mother’s Day. If you’re tired of doing the same “card and gift” routine, allow me to suggest something that will…

We are surely living in unprecedented times! Who would have ever thought that churches, businesses, schools and parks throughout the world would be void of…

Relational wisdom is an enhanced form of emotional intelligence that helps to deal with the stress created by the COVID-19 pandemic…

The stress on healthcare workers is increasing exponentially as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world. Even in the best of times, healthcare workers…

Our country is blessed every day by over two million men and women who serve in our military. In addition to protecting our nation from…

Would you like to move beyond superficial conversation during your Thanksgiving gathering this year? Would you like to connect deeply with your family and friends…

Including New Group-Study DVD Sets! During a seminar in southern California, a business owner volunteered that he was “successfully failing in his business.” He…

Washington DC is an interesting place, to say the least. Politics, power, money … countless temptations, continual controversy … and thousands of people whom God…

Over the next few days, I will have the privilege of presenting relational wisdom to congressional and military leaders in our nation’s capital. I…

You’re in for a treat today. Humphrey Bogart is providing an unforgettable example of relational wisdom. His platform is Casablanca, a movie that has…

This is a representative sample of the thousands of articles on the internet regarding emotional intelligence, also known as EI or EQ (emotional quotient), in…

RW360 provides two different courses on the fundamental principles of relational wisdom. Exploring Relational Wisdom 3.0 is a “values-based” course designed for people…

When he was two-and-half-years-old, my grandson, Andrew, came across a fresh pile of dog poo in the yard. Having been told…

Years ago I completed a particularly sad divorce mediation. The husband had tried for years to meet his wife’s expectations, but she was adept…

Do you have an enemy today? Someone who has has done you great harm or is out to get you right now? Perhaps it’s…

This Sunday is Mother’s Day. If you’re tired of doing the same “card and gift” routine, allow me to suggest something that will…

I’ve hired many people … and fired only a few. My best co-workers thrived because of three key character qualities. The disappointing ones struggled…

If you have completed the online course, Discovering Relational Wisdom 3.0, you may request a “Pay-It-Forward Scholarship” that you may give to…

Years ago, one of my clients was in the hospital with only hours to live. He had no interest in seeing his stock portfolio one…

Discovering Relational Wisdom 3.0 is an interactive online course that both parents and children can use to develop relational skills that enable them to…

Unplanned is one of the most powerful movies I’ve seen in years. It’s the true story of Abby Johnson, one of the youngest…

I’ve seen a lot of leadership transitions over the past thirty years. Like the characters in an old Clint Eastwood western, they generally fell…

To find your greatest weakness, first identify your greatest strength and then look right behind it. That’s one of the tragic results of sin…

  Many pastors are much better at imparting information than they are at building relationships. They are comfortable in their studies. They love their books…

I learned the hard way how easy it is to breach a dam. When I was fourteen, my dad hired a contractor to enlarge a…

I failed a friend. Badly. No, not just badly … very badly. It took me a while to face it. When I finally realized what…

A week ago today, I had the privilege of teaching relational wisdom to our Montana State Legislators and their staffs. I was warmly welcomed by…

I recently received a complaint from a woman who I will call Ruth (not her real name) regarding a video clip I used in one…

Three weeks before Christmas, Wolfgang Dircks died while watching television. His body wasn’t discovered until five years later. None of the neighbors in his…

During a recent seminar in California, I was approached by a man named Ross who told me he is “successfully failing” in his business. Ross…

My mother-in-law lived with our family for twenty years. For six of those years, my mother also lived with us. Corlette and I…

To find your greatest weakness, first identify your greatest strength and then look right behind it. That’s one of the tragic results of sin…

When Corlette and I were raising and educating our children, we struggled far more with relational challenges than we did with academic content. Put four…

Adversity tends to pull us down. It hurts when others sin against us, take us for granted, fail to stand up for us, or break…

Would you like to have hundreds of articles, videos and downloadable ebooklets on relational wisdom, biblical peacemaking and Christian conciliation available on your smartphone? To…

Jeff’s reputation was being trashed by people in his own church. He was respected throughout the city for his outstanding Sunday school classes, which…

In today’s movie clip, Will Smith demonstrates the enormous benefit relational wisdom (RW) can have in the workplace. The clip comes from the movie…

After weeks of nonstop travel, I was running out of energy. As a result I was unusually apathetic as I walked into the conference center…