Does Going “No Contact” with a Parent Mean I’m Sinning?

A few months back, I watched a video where Pastor Mark Driscoll discussed how to respond to toxic family members. Since we all have to deal with toxic people at times (family or not), I was interested to hear the message. After watching the video and reading through the comments, numerous individuals shared how they made the difficult decision to […]

Real Friends Take Responsibility for Their Actions

Christians are often told to love and forgive. But what does that look like when someone continually takes advantage of your empathy and forgiveness? How can a relationship continue with someone who puts on a show of changed behavior for a time and then goes back to taking advantage of you? Is that really a healthy and loving cycle in […]

Does Forgiveness Always Mean Reconciliation?

Jesus & Toxic People: Part 4 (Betrayal) Hi, friends. This is Part 4 of a 4-part series on the toxicity that lies with “Betrayal”. If you would like to first check out Part 1, please click HERE. For Part 2, click HERE. And Part 3, HERE. If you’d like to check out the other posts written last year on responding […]