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Caring Enough To Confront
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

This classic book on Christian peacemaking teaches the reader how to build trust, cope with blame and prejudice, and be honest about anger and frustration as they seek to confront with compassion a...

Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

"This landmark book" (San Francisco Chronicle) dispels the common myths about the causes and uses of anger— for example, that expressing anger is always good for you, that suppressing anger is alwa...

Receiving Well: Eleven Tips for Helping Expats Come Home
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Ok this is awkward. There’s a solid chance that the demographic which might best benefit from this post (and the brilliance in the comments that follow {hint}) will never see it.   If you...

Culture and Conflict Resolution
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

After years of relative neglect, culture is finally receiving due recognition as a key factor in the evolution and resolution of conflicts. Unfortunately, however, when theorists and practitioners ...

5+ Questions to Ask a Visiting Missionary at Dinner
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Ok, so you’re inviting a visiting missionary over for dinner. For sure you’ll ask them about their ministry and all they are experiencing God doing in the hearts and lives of the people they serve....

Conflict Mediation Across Cultures: Pathways and Patterns
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Believing not only that conflict is inevitable in human life but that it is essential and can be quite constructive, Augsburger proposes a shift to an "international" approach in resolving conflict...

Make Anger Your Ally
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

If people were to focus on Dr. Warren's down-to-earth counsel on managing anger, many marriages could be salvaged and some business partnerships would be a lot more enjoyable.--Dr. Alan Loy McGinni...

8 Ways to Serve Missionaries Coming Home
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Ask missionaries about coming home, and they may describe it as traumatic or even “worse than going overseas.” Here's how to make returning a blessing.

Author: Bethan Duval

4 Reasons Churches Should Visit Their Missionaries
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Why churches should visit their missionaries on the field. 

Author: Beth Barthelemy

Publisher: A Life Overseas: a cross-cultural conversation 

About Sexual Assault
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) Web page.  This is an American website but explanations of sexual violence and assault on survivors, loved ones, communities, and society....

5 Body Safety Rules Every 5-Year-Old Should Know | Protect Young Minds
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Protecting kids from child sexual abuse is an adult’s responsibility. Body safety rules can help an educated parent can teach their child and take action to minimize opportunity.

By Ashle...

The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Sexual abuse knows no religious or social boundaries. The Wounded Heart is an intensely personal and specific look at this form of abuse. Dr. Allender explores the secret lament of the soul damaged...