Rick and Lauren start this week by recapping some things from the last two episodes before jumping into this week's theme of being wrong and how to turn that into a learning experience. Rick emphasizes that there is no condemnation in Christ, and references an Andrew Peterson song about being kind to yourself. He explains the difference between explaining where you're coming from and excusing your behavior.

Rick then uses an example from his own life when he and his wife Teresa were in couple's counseling to show that admitting when you're wrong doesn't just fix everything right away; it takes time and multiple steps to heal wounds. He also shares that taking responsibility for your actions is the first step to finding grace, but it's certainly not the only step.

Likewise, Rick explains why it's important to take people's criticism or confrontation with a grain of salt; he says to sit with it and take it in before deciding how best to respond. Lauren joins in and shares that she is glad when people bring things to her that she has done that have hurt them because she discloses that's how she learns.

Rick spends some time talking about our default features when someone brings something negative to us that we have done. He asserts that it's important to really listen to what the person is saying, not just make an assumption about their feelings. Rick brings up Jay Desko's article about compassion and candor as a tool to help with this.

Rick closes the conversation by specifically speaking to parents about how important (but difficult) it is when your adult children come to you to talk to you about things they see you doing wrong.

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