“Forgiveness”

"View other people in the same way God values you"

In today's blog, President and CEO of Building Lasting Relationships, Clarence Shuler, writes on his experience as an African American growing up in North Carolina in 1968 when segregation was still enforced in his city. He recalls meeting Gary Chapman, a white man, and the deep, cross-cultural friendship they developed through the years.

Clarence stresses the importance of cross-cultural relationships and learning to communicate well with those of different cultures and races.

Can conflict really be constructive in your realtionship? In today's video, Dr. Chris Grace addresses the ways working through conflict can help build intimacy in your relationship and offers a Christlike model to guide you through healthy conflict. 

Are you holding on to any grudges? In today's blog, Mandy Fischer writes tips about how to extend forgiveness to those who have hurt you as well as how to ask forgiveness from someone. 

Forgiveness can be harder than we first think. In today's video, Dr. Chris Grace and Dr. Tim Muehlhoff discuss how to know when you have truly forgiven someone

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

Sometimes we have secrets from our past that we may not want others to know. We have all done things or made mistakes of which we are not proud and don't come to light. What do we do with those secrets when we are in a relationship?

Have you been struggling to forgive? How can you forgive yourself, or the ones who hurt you the most? In today's video, Dr. Chris Grace shares what it means to forgive, and the critical steps you need to take towards forgiveness.

Dear CMR,

With post-argument conflict, what do you do if one spouse is ready to resolve things and the other is still upset and doesn't want to make amends just yet?

Signed, Wanting To Make-Up