“Lower the Heat” (assuming faithfulness in disagreement) – Brad Jersak w/ Floris Kersloot

The following are my takeaways from advice I received from Dutch psychologist Floris Kersloot. The topic was on how to understand and respond as peace-builders when faced with angry reactions over theological (or political) convictions. He who is slow to anger has great understanding but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.Proverbs 14:29 Even when (and especially when) sharing something so basic and central to Christianity as "God is love" or "Jesus calls us away from hatred into love," we often see people of good faith triggered into inexplicable anger and defensiveness. When our perspectives and opinions about God ...