What do you do when you can’t fix a relationship?
What do you do when you can’t fix a relationship? Estrangement between parents and adult children can leave us feeling hurt, confused, and powerless—especially when reconciliation isn’t entirely up to us.
In this message, we explore what Scripture says about broken family relationships and what we can do when we can’t control the outcome: start with ourselves, love wisely, honor where appropriate, and trust God with what we cannot change.
Because the Gospel is a story of reconciliation, our hope isn’t found in fixing every relationship, but in the grace of Christ and the possibility of healing—even when it doesn’t happen on our timeline. Let's listen in...
Can You Find Peace Without Pretending?
In this second episode of Estranged: When Relationships Break, we see that every strained relationship has a story. Conflict rarely begins with the moment everything falls apart; there is usually a history of hurt, assumptions, unresolved disagreements, or brokenness passed from one generation to the next.
In Genesis 13, the story of Abraham and Lot shows us that conflict can emerge in surprising ways, grow when left unaddressed, and sometimes require space before healing can begin. But separation doesn't have to be the end of the story.
Through the story of Ruth, we see how God can bring reconciliation and redemption from generations of conflict. Whatever your family story looks like, brokenness doesn't have to be what you pass on. God can help you interrupt destructive patterns and pass down something different—reconciliation, redemption, and healing. Let's listen in...