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How do you handle conflict in the midst of the storms of your life? Storms can be serious in your relationships and sometimes storms may not necessarily be bad but a surprise. Tune in to see Matt and Kerri teach how to handle these storms with the Best of Intentions.

Are there times in your relationship where you feel like you need to hide? There are times in our lives when we have conflict where we want to run and hide!

Your health and your habits play into the conflict you have.

Best Intentions is back with ANOTHER episode. Today Matt and Kerri talk about the "yours/mine/ours" conflict that you may have or have had in your relationships.

How did they miss it? The king of kings rides into Jerusalem on a young donkey. Everyone knew what that meant. There is praising and singing. The king has returned. And his first order of business is to clean house. Makes perfect sense. What rightful ruler wouldn’t clean house. Look Again. In only a few short days, they all will turn on him. The praises will end. Why? Look Again. We don’t like giving up our thrones. We miss peace protecting our pieces. Look again, don’t miss your chance to let Jesus have the throne.

Do you have any traditions that you hold on to? Is there anything special that you and your family do on certain holidays? Watch as Matt and Kerri talk about traditions in this episode.

Scriptures Used: John 12:1-11 John 11:45-57

Why do we only see what we want to see? In the run-up to Holy Week, the Pharisees and religious leaders are desperate to destroy Jesus. All they chose to see is the threat to their position and power, to their comfort and control. They ignore a dead man alive again. In fact, they decide to intentionally destroy a dead man who lives again so that they have their control. Don’t miss that…they seek to re-kill Lazarus instead of trusting in the one who raised Lazarus. And the same still happens…people chose to ignore the empty grave rather than trust the one who conquered death. There is no convincing someone who doesn’t want to see. But we can be different. Maybe its time for us to Look Again at Jesus. Look again…don’t miss what God does because its not what you want.

Do gender roles matter? Find out why knowing your role could reduce conflict in your relationships.

Have you ever wanted to call a foul on your spouse? Sometimes we need a referee for our conflicts. Tune into this episode of Best Intentions.

"Making up" and reconnecting is an important part of a marriage, especially when it comes to conflict. Listen and watch Matt and Kerri as they talk about why reconnecting, humility, and honesty all go hand in hand when finishing a fight.

We live in the already and the not yet. We have the deposit of the Holy Spirit. We have the promise and proof of Jesus Christ. Yet, we wait. We stand, and at times we suffer, in the shadow of Heaven. We know it's there. Through the Holy Spirit we receive glimmers, fleeting moments, sensational tastes of the eternal. Yet we wait for the full experience. It's here that our faith becomes hope. And our hope becomes our strength to love God and love others... even as we grieve this moment. Grief renews our hope. This life isn't it.. but it will come.