Conflict Resolution

Love, Truth, And Shifting Your Mindset In Conflict

By 1st Principle Group / June 10, 2024 /

As followers of Christ, we are called to show love for others and the truth of Scripture in every aspect of our lives. Love and truth should be especially present in our marriages, where they serve as the bedrock of our relationship with our spouse. However, balancing love and truth can sometimes be challenging, particularly…

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Keeping a Short Account with God

By Ryan Bailey / January 3, 2020 /

Jack woke up at 3am, and once again he could not fall back asleep. Not even getting into his perfect sleep position seemed to help, even though he was tired. He wasn’t particularly worried about anything. He just could not fall back asleep. He used to get good sleep, but for some reason that stopped a…

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The Cost of Not Forgiving

By Ryan Bailey / April 9, 2019 /

By Ryan C. Bailey Does someone in your life keep relating the same painful story over and over again? Is it getting old? Like you’ve heard it all before, and you wonder why they have to keep sharing it? Is there a part of you that doesn’t even want to be around that person? Listen…

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Divorce Recovery

By Ryan Bailey / April 26, 2018 /

Usually I work much more on the marriage counseling side, but I’ve been getting a lot more calls from people fresh from a divorce.They are in shock. And in so much pain.  Their spouse may have wanted the divorce, not them. Now they feel shame. They feel isolated and alone. They’re losing friends. They don’t…

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Divorce-Proof Your Marriage

By Ryan Bailey / April 26, 2018 /

I’ve been meeting with many clients about overcoming the emotional pain of divorce lately, so we thought I should talk about divorce-proofing a marriage as well. Most of our clients are Christians, and they take divorce seriously.  We all know how painful (and expensive!) divorce is, so I encourage everyone: take your marriages seriously too! …

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