What is Trotter House, and how can NorthWoods partner with them to help women in crisis? Matt and Rachel speak to Lori DeVillez to get the answers. If you have a heart for women or for the unborn, be sure to give this one a listen.

What is bitterness? What does the Bible say about bitterness? Are there any stories about Bible characters who were bitter? What is the cause of bitterness? How does bitterness play into peacemaking? Why do we have such a problem with bitterness? What are some of the impacts of bitterness? How do we Biblically overcome bitterness? What are the world's solutions to bitterness?

Featured book:

Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges.

What does it mean to forgive someone? Why should we forgive someone? What does God's forgiveness look like? How do we know if we've really forgiven someone? Does forgiveness mean that we just "get over it"? How do I forgive someone who's unrepentant or continues in sinning? Pastor Matt and Nathan have the answers to all your quesitons in this episode of NorthWoods Church Matters podcast.

Books discussed:

Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and Deep Wounds by Chris Brauns.

What does it mean to forgive someone? Why should we forgive someone? What does God’s forgiveness look like? How do we know if we’ve really forgiven someone? Does forgiveness mean that we just “get over it”? How do I forgive someone who’s unrepentant or continues in sinning? Pastor Matt and Nathan have the answers to all your quesitons in this episode of NorthWoods Church Matters podcast.

Books discussed:

Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and Deep Wounds by Chris Brauns.

What should someone do if a one-on-one confrontation does not work? How should we bring another person into the conflict resolution process? What role does the additional person play What do we do if bringing an additional person into the process doesn't solve the conflict? What about courts and the legal process? Is this a good recourse for a Christian? Is there ever a reason to skip steps or fast forward this conflict resolution process? In this episode of NorthWoods Church Matters, Pastor Matt continues to answer your questions about confrontation!

What is the purpose of confrontation? How do I know whether to overlook or confront an offense? How can a Christian confront someone well? What if the person being confronted does not repent of their sin? How do I know if someone's repentance is real? Pastor Matt and his friend Nathan are on hand to answer all those questions and more in this episode of NorthWoods Church Matters!

What does it mean to confess our sins? What does the Bible say about confession? What are some misconceptions people have about confession? If Jesus has forgiven us, why should we confess our sins to others? What are some good steps to confession?

How does investigating ourselves help with conflict resolution? Are there any good Bible passages that give a guide for investigating ourselves? What are some practical steps to investigating ourselves? What if both parties have sinful behavior in a conflict? Our crack team of NorthWoods podcasters answer all these questions and more as we continue our series on peacemaking.

What is a good first step in conflict resolution? What does it mean to be “slow to anger”? Why don’t Christians overlook offenses well? Pastor Matt is on hand to answer all those questions and more in this episode of NorthWoods Church Matters podcast.

In this episode of NorthWoods Church Matters, Pastors Bobby and Matt answer all your questions about the possibility of NorthWoods Church getting a new building!