“Emotions”

Chris and Tim answer questions about how to handle jealousy in dating relationships, the role friendships play in a happy marriage, and tools for healthy conflict resolution. 

How readily do you forgive others? 94% of Americans say it's important to forgive, but only 48% say they try to forgive others. Alisa and Chris discuss how the Holy Spirit can help us move toward forgiving one another, especially when we don't feel like it.

Words matter, and unfortunately, negative words are often the ones that stick with us. Proverbs 18:21 says, "life and death are in the power of the tongue." In this episode, Chris and Tim explore negative biases, where they come from, how they impact relationships, and how to deal with them.

In the second part of his two-part series, Dr. Muehlhoff discusses the importance of intentional times of solitude, especially in a world that encourages nothing less than fully-booked schedules and a fast-paced lifestyle. Can you make silence and solitude a discipline in your life?

Dear CMR:

Should I ever date someone that I know I’m not attracted to? I’m worried that it may set the other person up for heartbreak if I do.

Signed,

Willing, But Unsure

Dr. Tim Muehlhoff discusses how setting aside distractions for meaningful times of solitude with God empowers us to live out His difficult call to truly live unselfishly.

Do you ever find yourself having a conversation with friends and you seem to run out of things to talk about? Or you always seem to talk about the same thing? Your job? Check. Your significant other? Check. The weather? Check. How can you take your relationships deeper? 

Dear CMR,

I hate conflict, and any confrontations make me physically stressed out. I usually try to avoid it. However, I know I need to have a talk with someone I love because our conflict is just sitting there and simmering, but I don’t know how to start. 

Signed, Conflicted and Stressed