Conflict - it's part of being human, but we usually don't handle it well. Arguments and disagreements are more likely to break down and divide rather than strengthen and fortify our relationships and communities. As indicated in the New Testament letters, the early Church saw quarreling as the great existential threat to the health and influence of the Church. How should we address conflict and quarreling today? One of the more helpful practices with conflict is to identify the triggers. Tim and Rick consider conflict from communication and biblical perspectives and discuss two triggers that tend to cause conflict: "climates" and "first and second order realities." This is part 1 of a 2-part discussion on triggers that cause conflict.
Show notes and a full transcript are available at: https://www.biola.edu/blogs/winsome-conviction/2021/episode-23-conflict-triggers-part-1