Lance Brown

Two of the reasons relationships are more difficult than it would seem they should be have to do with our relational effects and impacts.  How we relate to someone has immediate effects. And how we relate to someone has relational impact over a long period of time.  When we are blind to these two “tools” we…

How does God use money in our lives? We think of money in terms of assets to spend. God thinks of it as a tool to shape. With it, He shapes our purpose, meaning, character, behavior, relationships, and our values. God does not need our money because He is poor, but He does want to…

Relationships don’t grow without investing in them. You can add life into your relationships with two skills we’ll look at this week. The first is to “add value” to someone, which we can do when we listen to people, care about them, and give them words of life. The second is “creating meaning” with someone.…

As we continue our series and develop our relational tool box, we come to a tricky subject. What do you do when you are in a conflict? If we are honest, most of us don’t react well do instigating a difficult conversation, nor do we respond well when we feel called out on something we…

Over the last 50 years, manhood has received a thrashing from the secular culture. In movies and TV shows men have been depicted as buffoons, goofballs, or harsh tyrants.  This week we’ll look at why this is a colossal mistake, one that is costly not only to children but to wives. What are men to…