Christmas is often called the “most wonderful time of the year,” but it is also the time when family relationships can be the most strained. We heap up expectations of cherished time with the people we love most, but those same people may disappoint us or bring out our insecurities.
On this podcast, Dr. Gordon Bals joins me to talk about how to handle family time during the holidays. Bals is the founder of Daymark Pastoral Counseling in Birmingham, Alabama, and an adjunct professor at Beeson Divinity School. He is the author of Common Ground: Discovering God’s Redemption in Your Marriage. Special thanks to Betsy Childs Howard for her help in preparing the interview.
Involved in Women’s Ministry? Add This to Your Discipleship Toolkit
We need one another. Yet we don’t always know how to develop deep relationships to help us grow in the Christian life. Younger believers benefit from the guidance and wisdom of more mature saints as their faith deepens. But too often, potential mentors lack clarity and training on how to engage in discipling those they can influence.
Whether you’re longing to find a spiritual mentor or hoping to serve as a guide for someone else, we have a FREE resource to encourage and equip you. In Growing Together: Taking Mentoring Beyond Small Talk and Prayer Requests, Melissa Kruger, TGC’s vice president of discipleship programming, offers encouraging lessons to guide conversations that promote spiritual growth in both the mentee and mentor.
