Monthly Archives: April 2018

Are Your Church Relationships Otiose? (Vain. Ineffective. Of no use.)

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Dave Edling & Tara Barthel

Q. How can church-going Christians truly build the “ties that bind” and cultivate “the unity of the Spirit through the bonds of peace?” through intimate, safe, authentic relationships that will persevere through conflict? A. “Where a people prays, there is … Continue reading →

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There are people in the church who have been in the church so long they have forgotten they are hypocrites.

Posted on April 9, 2018 by David V. Edling

Tara often does Q&A’s at her events and one question she hears a lot is: How can I help a person see and confess their sin that has become a barrier to our relationship? In a previous blog, I responded … Continue reading →

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