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We were created to be who God designed us to be, to love who God calls us to love, and to accomplish what God tasks us to accomplish. That is ...

We all want to care and help those in need. But how do you know when you are being loving with someone, or are actually enabling them? When you are ...

For the longest time in my life, I (John) didn’t know where to put Jesus. As a child I can remember seeing God the Father as someone who could help ...

Life places many demands on us: the demands of navigating our careers, marriages, parenting, dating lives, friendships, self care and service, to name a few. The demands aren’t bad things, ...

There is an Easy Way.It is the yoke of Jesus, and it is identical to God’s Hard Way.This is no play on words; it is real and true. From God’s ...

Have you ever thought about how different your life is when you are alone, versus when you are connected deeply to others?We all face difficult challenges, such as issues in ...

There is a solution to entitlement, which I call the Hard Way. The Hard Way is the entitlement cure. It is a path of behaviors and attitudes that undo the ...

The Power of ConfessionWhat’s the big deal about saying, “I was wrong”?I have noticed a pattern in my work with people, a sharp contrast between successful individuals and those who ...

Dr. John Townsend introduces Beyond Boundaries The Draw To RelationshipYou and I are “drawn” to seek out relationships with others. We have an internal drive that propels us toward others. ...

Got Relationship Questions?What if you could get some of your most pressing relationship questions answered by a true expert? That’s what happened during our live video chat with Dr. John ...

Above all else, guardyour heart, for everything you do flows from it. – Proverbs 4:23What Do You Mean “Boundaries”?The parents of a twenty-five-year-old man came to see me (Dr. Townsend) ...

Good kids are a product of the real goal of parenting: mature character. When children grow up with mature character, they are able to take their place as adults in ...

My experience with leaders is that what helps you as a person almost always translates to helping you as a leader. When you transform as a person, you engage in ...