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Rick launched the Life Over Coffee global training network in 2008 to bring hope and help for you and others by creating resources that spark conversations for transformation.
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Understanding Someone Is Work, But the Only Way to Build Well (opens the original)
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Understanding another person is sacred work. It is slow, deliberate, heart-level labor, the kind that requires patience, curiosity, and a humble approach. You can’t shortcut it. You can’t fake it. If you don’t know a person at the level of the soul, all your efforts to connect deeply will eventually flatten into function. You will live as polite roommates instead of intimate companions, coworkers instead of co-laborers, acquaintances instead of allies. Every relationship, whether marriage, frien
How to Find Comfort Knowing You Can’t Change People (opens the original)
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Few things in the Christian life are as painful as watching someone you love refuse to change. You see the danger, you hear the excuses, you offer wisdom, and yet they walk straight toward the cliff. Sometimes you push too hard and break what was fragile; other times you pull back and feel the sting of regret. You wonder, What else can I do? This angst is the discipler’s dilemma: the tension between love and limits. You care deeply, but you cannot control outcomes. You can speak truth, pray ferv
Why Should I Disciple If God Has to Grant Repentance First? (opens the original)
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One of the most stretching and mysterious questions you’ll ever face as a disciple-maker is the tension between God’s sovereignty and human responsibility. How does divine initiative fit with human effort? Who moves first, and how do we cooperate without falling into pride on one side or passivity on the other? Ultimately, the problem defies simple solutions. The tension between God’s control and our choices is not a puzzle to be solved, but a mystery to be worshiped. Yet, this mystery does not
How to Change, Chapter 9: What Is Christian Maturity? (opens the original)
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Let’s say that you’re discipling someone. You’ve walked with them through the doctrine of repentance, Scripture, and prayer. You’ve listened, guided, prayed, and encouraged. But how would you know when you’re “done”? What does comprehensive discipleship actually look like in the life of a believer? That question led me to create the Christian Maturity Mind Map, a visual roadmap that outlines how the gospel grows from seed to fruit in a person’s life. It helps us see where we are in the sanctific
The Truth about Repentance Is You Can’t Make It Happen (opens the original)
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If Chapter One was about how people change—through the kindness of God—then this chapter is about who changes them. The short answer: not you. That statement might sound discouraging at first, especially if you’ve spent sleepless nights praying, counseling, or pleading for someone to turn back to the Lord. But in truth, it’s profoundly freeing. You are not responsible for producing repentance. God is. Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/the-truth-about-repentance-is-you-cant-make-
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