Communication

How do I navigate conversations with Christians who believe differently than me?

How do I navigate conversations with Christians who believe differently than me?

I don’t feel like I have enough support from my husband at home. How do I address this with him?

October 23, 2025

I don’t feel like I have enough support from my husband at home. How do I address this with him?

12 Ways to Encourage an Open and Vulnerable Culture in Your Church

12 Ways to Encourage an Open and Vulnerable Culture in Your Church

My wife nags me. It seems nothing I do is good enough for her. What do I do?

January 11, 2024

My wife nags me. It seems nothing I do is good enough for her. What do I do?

Simplify in Order to Understand

November 9, 2023

Simplify in Order to Understand

The Physical Comfort of Words

September 1, 2023

The Physical Comfort of Words

Alasdair Groves

What should I do when I'm the only one trying to improve our struggling marriage?

January 2, 2023

What should I do when I'm the only one trying to improve our struggling marriage?

Winning Your Child's Heart with Winsome Words

December 29, 2022

Winning Your Child's Heart with Winsome Words

Darby Strickland

Benediction: Living under God’s Good Word

November 23, 2021

Benediction: Living under God’s Good Word

In Defense of Something Close to Venting

November 1, 2021

In Defense of Something Close to Venting

Honesty

Honesty

Alasdair Groves

The Dull Conversation

The Dull Conversation

When Saying “I’m Sorry” Is Selfish

November 18, 2020

When Saying “I’m Sorry” Is Selfish

Alasdair Groves

You Know You Trashed a Conversation When . . .

November 11, 2020

You Know You Trashed a Conversation When . . .

Helping Spouses Move Toward Each Other in Conflict

August 31, 2020

Helping Spouses Move Toward Each Other in Conflict

Aaron Sironi, Lauren Whitman

How can I handle disagreements with my spouse in a healthy way?

How can I handle disagreements with my spouse in a healthy way?

Why Prayer Is Hard for Me

Why Prayer Is Hard for Me

How can I help my husband be more communicative and emotionally expressive?

How can I help my husband be more communicative and emotionally expressive?

Immunizing Your Marriage During COVID-19

Immunizing Your Marriage During COVID-19

Aaron Sironi, Kellie Sironi

Questions about Questions

December 31, 2019

Questions about Questions

Marriage Counseling with Only One Spouse

August 31, 2019

Marriage Counseling with Only One Spouse

Aaron Sironi, Lauren Whitman

What can I do when I don't feel emotionally supported in my marriage?

August 28, 2019

What can I do when I don't feel emotionally supported in my marriage?

Listening Is...

Listening Is...

Helping the Unassertive Find Their Voice

Helping the Unassertive Find Their Voice

Michael Gembola

The Steady Stream of Foolish Words Said To Hurting People

February 4, 2019

The Steady Stream of Foolish Words Said To Hurting People

Helping a Spouse Who Moves Against during Marital Conflict

December 31, 2018

Helping a Spouse Who Moves Against during Marital Conflict

Aaron Sironi, Lauren Whitman

Helping a Spouse Who Withdraws during Conflict

Helping a Spouse Who Withdraws during Conflict

Aaron Sironi, Lauren Whitman

Cultivating Praise in Marriage

Cultivating Praise in Marriage

Being “Right” in Relationships

February 27, 2018

Being “Right” in Relationships

Nine Ways to Confront in Love: A Primer for the Timid

Nine Ways to Confront in Love: A Primer for the Timid

Alasdair Groves

How do you love someone who is quick to speak and slow to listen?

September 22, 2016

How do you love someone who is quick to speak and slow to listen?

Communication in Marriage (Part 2)

August 29, 2016

Communication in Marriage (Part 2)

How do you minister to someone who is completely irrational?

August 25, 2016

How do you minister to someone who is completely irrational?

Communication in Marriage (Part 1)

August 19, 2016

Communication in Marriage (Part 1)

What is the #1 mistake people make in using Scripture in giving advice?

August 17, 2016

What is the #1 mistake people make in using Scripture in giving advice?

Five ways to improve communication in daily ministry

August 11, 2016

Five ways to improve communication in daily ministry

Alasdair Groves

Emotions Are a Language

Emotions Are a Language

When people try to be helpful but aren't

When people try to be helpful but aren't

David Powlison, Mike Emlet

What is the role of self disclosure in dating?

What is the role of self disclosure in dating?

How can my spouse and I grow in having good conversations?

How can my spouse and I grow in having good conversations?

How do I help a friend who has suicidal thoughts?

How do I help a friend who has suicidal thoughts?

How can we make our marriage a better friendship?

How can we make our marriage a better friendship?

How can I respond to criticism in marriage?

How can I respond to criticism in marriage?

Speaking Truth in Love: Counsel in Community

Speaking Truth in Love: Counsel in Community

Communicate with Teens

Communicate with Teens

Judging others: The danger of playing God (Part 3)

Judging others: The danger of playing God (Part 3)

Judging others: The danger of playing God (Part 1)

Judging others: The danger of playing God (Part 1)

Judging others: The danger of playing God (Part 2)

Judging others: The danger of playing God (Part 2)

Does the Shoe Fit?

Does the Shoe Fit?

To Do: Share What Is on My Heart

To Do: Share What Is on My Heart

The problem with advice

The problem with advice

Talking about Sin without Saying “Sin”

Talking about Sin without Saying “Sin”

Hearing what is important

Hearing what is important

Edit Your Counseling

Edit Your Counseling

Men on Conversation Overload

Men on Conversation Overload

For those who like words

For those who like words

Offer advice very carefully

Offer advice very carefully

Eight things I’ve learned about public speaking

Eight things I’ve learned about public speaking

Three relationship rules

Three relationship rules

Last words

Last words

The danger of "fast food" conversation

The danger of "fast food" conversation

When a Child Says "I Don't Know"

When a Child Says "I Don't Know"

Straight Talk

Straight Talk

How to Talk with Someone about Sin

How to Talk with Someone about Sin

Words of Counsel - Part 2: Letting Words Work

December 31, 2013

Words of Counsel - Part 2: Letting Words Work

Pierce Taylor Hibbs

Words of Counsel - Part 1: A Biblical-Theological Foundation

August 31, 2013

Words of Counsel - Part 1: A Biblical-Theological Foundation

Pierce Taylor Hibbs

The Power of Words

August 31, 2013

The Power of Words

Paul David Tripp

What to Say to a Teenager in Crisis

August 31, 2012

What to Say to a Teenager in Crisis

Paul David Tripp

More Things Not to Say to Those Who Are Suffering

More Things Not to Say to Those Who Are Suffering

What Not to Say to Those Who Are Suffering

February 22, 2010

What Not to Say to Those Who Are Suffering

Communicate with Teens

Communicate with Teens

Marriage Counseling for Multiethnic Marriages

Marriage Counseling for Multiethnic Marriages

What Is “Ministry of the Word?”

January 31, 2003

What Is “Ministry of the Word?”

Love Speaks Many Languages Fluently

September 30, 2002

Love Speaks Many Languages Fluently

A Biblical Theology of Relationships

A Biblical Theology of Relationships

Wisdom in Relationships

January 31, 2001

Wisdom in Relationships

Troubling the Waters—And Spreading Oil on the Waves

September 30, 2000

Troubling the Waters—And Spreading Oil on the Waves

Polemic Theology, or How to Deal with Those Who Differ from Us

September 30, 2000

Polemic Theology, or How to Deal with Those Who Differ from Us

Roger R. Nicole

War of Words

February 1, 2000

War of Words

Paul David Tripp

Practice What You Preach and Counsel

Practice What You Preach and Counsel

Howard A. Eyrich

Speaking Redemptively

Speaking Redemptively

Paul David Tripp

Christian Communication

January 31, 1998

Christian Communication

Jeffrey S. Forrey

Talk Incessantly? Listen Intently!

Talk Incessantly? Listen Intently!

January 31, 1995

Scripture and the Apologetic Task

January 31, 1995

A Model for Preaching: Part III

A Model for Preaching: Part II

September 30, 1994

A Model for Preaching: Part II

Watch Your Language!

E. Bradley Beevers

A Model for Preaching: Part I

How to Write for Publication

David Powlison, Jay Adams

September 30, 1992

Reconciliation Through Confessing Your Sin

A Biblical Alternative to Criticism

A Biblical Alternative to Criticism

Louis P. Priolo

Is Exaggeration Always Wrong?

Is Exaggeration Always Wrong?

Charles E. Jefferson

Preaching out of an Event

Preaching out of an Event

Some Thoughts on the Tongue and Counseling

December 31, 1985

Some Thoughts on the Tongue and Counseling

Howard A. Eyrich

How Can You Present the Message Publicly as It Related to Biblical Counseling?

How Can You Present the Message Publicly as It Related to Biblical Counseling?

Dana L. Stoddard

Writing and the Pastor

Writing and the Pastor

The Need for Counselors to Eschew Obfuscation

The Need for Counselors to Eschew Obfuscation

The Symbolic Value of the Pastor as a Watchful Gatekeeper in the Life of the Elderly

December 31, 1983

The Symbolic Value of the Pastor as a Watchful Gatekeeper in the Life of the Elderly

Elmer M. Dortzbach

Making the Church “Grapevine” Obsolete

Making the Church “Grapevine” Obsolete

R. Larry Overstreet