Love Your Enemies

Love Your Enemies

Many years ago, publisher Justice Rain faced an uncomfortable situation that every businessperson knows well—an angry customer demanding a refund he believed was unjustified. The customer was rude and arrogant, stirring up Justice’s anger and destroying any...
Good Communication Creates Intimacy

Good Communication Creates Intimacy

💃 What Kind of Dance Are You Doing with Your Partner? After nearly 200 marital and pre-marital counseling sessions, I’ve noticed a few common problems that plague relationships. One of the biggest? How couples communicate — or don’t communicate. 💬 When Love Exists but...
Humiliation, Humility, and the Seventh Step

Humiliation, Humility, and the Seventh Step

A Humbling Experience To become a Board Certified Chaplain, a person must have a college degree, a seminary degree, and four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). This represents a full year of supervised training, usually in a hospital setting. In addition,...
The Hardest Words to Say: Step 5 to Sobriety

The Hardest Words to Say: Step 5 to Sobriety

There are three words that change everything. They’re not “I love you.” They’re not “I forgive you.” They’re these: “I was wrong.” Why are they so hard to say? Because our pride resists them. Our brains scramble to defend us, to prove we were right, to protect our...