“Friendship”

Avoiding conflict and emotional discomfort may seem like the easiest route, but it often leads to greater loneliness, bitterness, and regret. In this article, we explore why there is no pain-free option in relationships and how choosing the right kind of pain—like confronting tough conversations or seeking reconciliation—can lead to deeper connection, freedom, and personal growth.

Can one well-timed word change a life? In this week's video, Alisa Grace describes how God enables us to edify others and gives three easy steps to give a meaningful compliment.

Long-term friendships can be difficult to maintain over time but also have the potential to teach us so much. When those friends come from a different culture, those differences can draw you even closer when you explore them together. How do you do that? What should you be aware of?

In this week's episode, CMR Co-Directors Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace discuss how personality impacts our relationships, and offer practical ways we can use personality tools to better understand ourselves and others. 

Being vulnerable is an important part of relationships but that doesn't mean it is easy. How do you know when it is safe to share personal, vulnerable parts of you with someone else? Take a look at this video!

Read Dr. Chris Grace's blog to discover three key differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships, and 10 things you can do when a good relationship starts to go bad.

Are your relationships transactional? In today's blog, marriage and family therapist Jennifer Jones discusses the difference between relational and transactional connections and outlines five steps to proactively deepen relationships.

In this week's blog, clinical psychologist Dr. Aundrea Paxton offers an unorthodox way of being a good friend by examining the potential for false humility in relationships, encouraging individuals to pursue Christ-like receiving in friendship.