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Will things really change?

  • by Don Follis
  • Posted on January 28, 2013
  • change

That’s the question, isn’t it? You probably pray the Serenity prayer, don’t you? “Grant me the serenity [peace] to accept the things I cannot change,courage to change the things I can,and wisdom to know the […]

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Relational IQ can grow long after IQ (intelligence quotient)

  • by Don Follis
  • Posted on January 21, 2013
  • courage

Your raw intelligence doesn’t change much after your teens. Not so your relational intelligence.  Author Ken Sande calls relational intelligence “the ability to discern emotions and interests in yourself and others, to interpret them in […]

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Don’t be surprised! All together now: DON’T BE SURPRISED!

  • by Don Follis
  • Posted on January 18, 2013
  • courage

1.  Conflict will likely heat up as you grow in the Lord. 2.  Stay present … to the very end.  “At your post, soldier!” 3.  Be willing to live in this tension:  Is this a […]

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Jesus never was afraid of conflict … It seemed to follow Him!

  • by Don Follis
  • Posted on January 18, 2013
  • Conflict

I grew up in a home and in a church where, generally speaking, conflict was kept at bay.  “Let it go,” was one of the phrases I often heard.  “Speak the truth in love” was […]

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Do you really think everyone will like you?

  • by Don Follis
  • Posted on February 19, 2011
  • courage

1.  Jesus loves me. 2.  Not everyone likes me. 3.  Still, I should be who God made me to be, and so should you. Here’s why… John 7 (New International Version, ©2010)  1 After this, Jesus […]

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