In Your Shoes
Have you ever tried to run a mile in someone else’s shoes? You probably wouldn’t run as fast, but you’d certainly have a better understanding of how the person is different than you. Our perspectives change in amazing ways when we better understand the perspectives of others. And when our perspectives change, everything changes.
Those People - Jul 12, 2020
Gavin Adams
Those people can be the worst. You know who “those people” are, right? We all have them, and they are difficult to like, much less love. So it’s helpful to know that Jesus had “those people” too, and his love for them drove him to understand them.
What Depends on You - Jul 19, 2020
Gavin Adams
“Those” people are the worst. In most cases, we believe we can keep “those” people over there, and when they are over there, we can avoid dealing with them and relating to them. But what if being over there doesn’t actually keep them out of our relationships? And what if what’s “over there” is hurting us?
Grace - Jul 26, 2020
Gavin Adams
The reason we often struggle to love “those” people is that we don’t agree with them. That’s problematic when “those” people are over there, but it gets infinitely more difficult when “those” people become “that” person—in our families, our neighborhoods, or even our workplaces. Paul had lots of “those” people, and he gives us some great advice on dealing with them.