Relationship By The Book: Recent Episodes
Eric Heard & Michael Sacks
Eric Heard and Michael Sacks, discuss, explore, and examine the dynamics of interpersonal relationships and the relative biblical principles.
Eric Heard is a pastor at Mariners Church in Irvine, and he has worked in ministry for over 45 years. He is a pastor that works with people in the critical moments of life, helping people to navigate by using the Bible as a compass.
Michael Sacks is a young family-man, and a business entrepreneur. He is navigating through one of life's busiest and most demanding seasons of developing relationships. From the marriage & parenting realm, to career & social sphere, this provides the perfect platform to pose questions from...
How to properly calibrate our identity probes a great conversation between Michael & Eric.
Eric and Michael dig into the nuances of providing others with instruction, and seeking instruction.
Eric and Michael enjoy a fascinating conversation about the various levels of extending affection to others.
Eric explains to Michael how to produce harmony in relationships. Some relationships are easier than others and this episode gets into the mechanics of this.
Proverbs 27:5-7
An open rebuke
is better than hidden love!
Wounds from a sincere friend
are better than many kisses from an enemy.
A person who is full refuses honey,
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
Eric and Michael discuss the privilege and calling that we have to bear one another's burdens in our various relationships.
Eric and Michael get into a great conversation about directly addressing issues in the lives of people around us by speaking up with discernment.
Eric and Michael discuss the importance of forgiving others as it produces freedom in our own lives.
Eric Heard and Michael Sacks dig into the whole area of compassion in interpersonal relationships. This is a great conversation.
What happens when we extend an act of kindness to another? The impact for both the giver and receiver are greater than you might think...
The bible has many mentions of "one another," as praying is a remarkable act to examine. Eric explains the impact and transformation possible through prayer.
Eric Heard, upon his return from Greece and Italy, dives right into the remarkable subject of Community.
Emmi and Michael dig into the dating, engagement, and marriage journey that they experienced and where they succeeded in it...
Emmi Fabian and Michael Sacks enjoy a fun conversation about Emmi's life journey and some light hearted relationship insights.
Is it important to be intentionally creating and or seeking opportunities to be in memorable spaces? Eric's and Michael get into a down right fun conversation about this.
Eric Heard and Michael Sacks dig into the challenge of coming along side another person when they are dealing with the loss of a loved one or just suffering through a challenge of life.
Eric Heard & Michael Sacks dig even deeper into the conversation around conflict resolution in relationships. In this episode one can obtain a great overall review on the series and tools to help navigate relationships on their own.
Crystal Sacks and Eric Heard discuss the brainstorming and product of resolving conflict with the people in our lives.
We begin our "Conflict" series by discuss the fundamentals of conflict in relationship and how to approach resolving conflict.
Why is gratitude essential and what are the barriers to it? Eric dives into the benefits of choosing to be grateful and how to go there internally. He also touches on the barriers to gratitude.
In this episode Michael shares a bit on his family mission statement. For more info check out https://chooseourlegacy.com/
Eric and Michael discuss the complexity of developing humility and finding relationships with others who carry this rare virtue.
Eric Heard is a pastor at Mariners Church in Irvine, and he has worked in ministry for over 45 years. He is a pastor that works with people in the critical moments of life, helping people to navigate by using the Bible as a compass. Encouragement can be a powerful tool in relationships, as Eric shares stories and insights in this episode that may inspire you.
Today's Quote
From C.S. Lewis:
βIt is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are, in some degree helping each other to one or the other of these destinations. It is in the light of these overwhelming possibilities, it is with the awe and the circumspection proper to them, that we should conduct all of our dealings with one another, all friendships, all loves, all play, all politics. There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit - immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.β
β C.S. Lewis
Why should we fess up when we make mistakes? Eric shares some insightful stories, and we examine the costs and benefits of confession in relationships.
Why are relationships so important? What is it about relationships that is problematic? And, What does the bible say about these questions?