Tag: Relationships

Modern Families

Posted by: Chad Flowers in Relationships on October 2nd

We live in a culture where divorce is prominent, and blended families are becoming more common. The conversation is not about “divorce” only but about “re-divorce.” Nobody carries a childhood dream to be part of a stepfamily; yet one out of three eventually find themselves in one. Consider the following statistics from Dr. Tim Clinton’s… View Article

Blended Families, Broken Homes, Chad Flowers, Divorced Families, Modern Families, Relationships, Stepfamilies

My Dad Called Me

Posted by: Chad Flowers in Relationships on August 28th

He paced back and forth rapidly, his palms were sweaty, and his gut was wrenching as he heard the distant cries of labor pains hitting his beloved. The words the midwife had spoken to him just moments earlier raced through his mind: “Your wife is in hard labor, and all we can promise you is… View Article

Ben-Oni, Benjamin, Chad Flowers, Genesis 35, Heavenly Father, Jacob and Rachel, Relationships

Tempered Tongues and Holy Hands

Posted by: Chad Flowers in Relationships on July 31st

The tongue is the muscle in your body associated with the most powerful ability you and every other human being has: the power to produce words! If you are breathing air, someone in your past has spoken words that have built you up or torn you down. Proverbs 18:21 tells us that “Death and life… View Article

Chad Flowers, Holy Hands, James 1, Matthew 12, Proverbs 18, Relationships, Tempered Tongues

Difficult Relationships

Posted by: Chad Flowers in Relationships on June 22nd

Where I come from, we have a name for people who hoard everything and can’t let go of anything: packrat. Have you ever known anyone who was a packrat? Are YOU a packrat? What happens when you try to help a packrat clean up around their house? You try to throw something away they haven’t… View Article

Chad Flowers, Difficult People, Evil, Foolish, Necessary Endings, Relationships, Wise

Hangin’ with Others

Posted by: Chad Flowers in Relationships on May 29th

If you have grown up in church, you know the church culture. You probably know most of the songs being sung, how to clap with the beat, when to stand up, and when to sit down. You are accustomed to the “unspoken” rules of the church. Maybe you can quote Acts 2:38 in your sleep,… View Article

Chad Flowers, Diversity, John 13:35, Love One Another, Relationships