Relationship Wisdom

Today, John and Helen discuss hope. Hope is integral to every healthy relationship. It is our expectation and desire for something good to happen, for the future we dream of to come to fruition. When we lose hope, we lose our anchor and our sense of goodness in the world. Hope is to be cultivated and stewarded and, today, John and Helen share just how to do that.

Trust and forgiveness are two of the most important strengths to develop in every healthy relationship. Trust is the backbone of every relationship. It takes a life-time to grow and it can be destroyed in one second. Every great relationship is made of two great forgivers. How do you protect your relationship by building trust and seeking forgiveness? Listen to today's episode to find out!

Join John and Helen as they discuss the importance of protecting against loneliness. Loneliness is a thief, and walls grow in relationships when we let silence reign. Silence is never silent, it screams and it hurts! It's important to learn how to silence the silence and breakthrough the walls that would divide and steal our relationship.

How do you reconnect if you’ve lost a meaningful connection? In today's episode of Relationship Wisdom, John & Helen share how to protect against passivity. They cover how to take responsibility to initiate peace, deal with your own stuff first, make a plan to be intentional about reconnecting, and extend honour and kindness and let love rule.

Passivity. It's also known as familiarity, apathy, boredom, too busy, and no fun. It's one of the deadly relationship storms. Healthy relationships should never be passive. They are built through an intentional activity John and Helen like to call "treasure hunting". Listen on to learn more!

It’s a fact of life: you can’t have a relationship without confrontation. In today’s episode, John and Helen discuss how to confront and why to confront in relationships. Have you ever wondered how to have a “good” fight – a fight where everyone wins? If so, this episode if for you! Learn the wisdom of careful response instead of reaction, proper timing, checking for understanding, the power of touch, and the miracle of prayer.

The current landscape of relationships has never seemed more challenging to navigate. Marriage, family, dating, friendships, business partnerships and even neighbours can present us with the very best and also the hardest parts of our lives. If having great relationships was easy – everyone would have them. John and Helen Burns are passionate about helping and encouraging people to build strong, healthy and flourishing relationships. They know what it’s like to fight back from a broken and hurting marriage to one that is thriving and filled with hope for the future.

They have been pastors for the past 35 years, have authored several best-selling books, are hosts on a TV show called “Sex, Love and Relationships”, and travel globally speaking on the wonder of relationships.

Have questions about relationships? Submit them at johnandhelenburns.com and they’ll be discussed in an upcoming episode!