The one who first states a case seems right, until the other comes and cross-examines. -- Proverbs 18:17 (NRSV) The first time I came across this verse after learning how...
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Does culture affect how we deal with conflict? Does culture affect how we apply biblical principles to conflict resolution? Dr. Jolene Kinser answers “yes” to both questions in her new...
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A pastor and an elder of a local church in China had not spoken to each other for four months. My heart ached when I heard this news. In John...
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Setting Our Feet on the Path to Peace In Luke 1, once John was born and named, Zechariah’s “mouth was opened and his tongue set free” (Luke 1:64). He was...
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If you are unaccustomed to initiating conversations about conflict issues, you might feel nervous, scared, or anxious when considering such an action. Perhaps everything in you cries out “Leave!” or...
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In Chinese culture, when two people are in conflict, it is common to have a third party be a go-between for communication in order to preserve everyone’s face. While a...
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As a conflict erupted between Zhang Jing and a younger, female, Christian colleague, Zhang Jing found herself growing increasingly frustrated when, while trying to talk through the issue together, her...
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When I asked Li Min to describe a typical conflict scenario with her husband, she told me, “None of our conflict situations are about big things, just daily life things.”1 To...
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Living out 1 John 3:18, “Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth” (NIV) can bear peacemaking fruit in our relationships. Thankfully, God loves...
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In a face-saving culture, neither giving authentic apologies nor proactively communicating about conflict are for the faint of heart. Many of those I interviewed in China recognized “that true strength...
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