Every year, when Christmas is over, many of us look back and wonder if we really got the most out of the holiday season. Was this Christmas special? Was it all I'd hoped it would be? Did it really matter? Well, this year it can! Join us for this series as we prepare to make this "The Best Christmas Ever."

Conflict is an inevitable part of most any relationship. Unhealthy conflict or just avoiding it altogether can kill a relationship in a hurry. Having created each of us for human connection, does God also offer us a realistic way to save our relationships when we’ve wounded each other?

Relationships can involve a lot of risk. And for some of us, we’re not quite sure the risk is worth the reward. Couple our fear of vulnerability with society’s constant “keep it casual” messaging, and we end up with lots of people avoiding commitment. But could lack of commitment be even more risky than the alternative? What do God and relationship experts say about making our relational risks worthwhile?

Dwelling on the negative and being overly critical of others can kill a relationship in a hurry. But how do we get past the negative habits that seem to come so easily to us?

The belief that the purpose of relationships is self-satisfaction, that it’s about getting your way, can lead to disaster. But how can we avoid the common misstep of inflexibility in our relationships?

Why is it so tough to have happy relationships and to make those relationships last? It often seems as if many of us are better at killing relationships than keeping them. In this message, we tackle the relationship killer of bad communication.

There's a major obstacle that keeps us from thinking better thoughts which lead to better decisions. It's the tendency we all have to deceive ourselves about the reasons we do what we do. And it keeps us from knowing where we are and allowing God to take us where we need to be. But how do I know when I'm lying to myself and is there a cure for it?

Most of us wind up viewing our life as a series of phases we need to get through in order for things to get better. But what if that's not true. What if God is doing something in all of these phases? And what if we're missing it?

Our core beliefs about money ultimately inform all of our financial decisions which lead to financial outcomes, both good and bad. How can adopting the better thought that "Everything belongs to God" change our decisions and the outcomes?

No one ever loved like Jesus. And if we are ever going to become like Jesus, we have to think like He did. This week, we look at the better thought that led Jesus to live and love the way that He did.