How Love Shapes Our Response When Relationships Get Difficult

Wayne Jacobsen opens by asking what might change if, instead of focusing on who is right, who is wrong, or who deserves what, people asked a more redemptive question. He describes a six-session Zoom conversation he and Tobie will host for readers of Just Love, following earlier in-person conversations in Kansas City. The sessions are meant to go beyond a chapter-by-chapter review and explore how love can produce a just way of living in marriages, families, friendships, churches, workplaces, and communities.

According to the post, the gatherings will not be lectures or a Bible study course. Jacobsen and Tobie will frame each session around Scripture and the book’s themes, but most of the time will be given to real-life experiences, listening to one another, and practical tools for responding differently when relationships become hard. He is clear that this is not a formula to master in six easy steps. Living in love takes time, and knowing something is not the same as practicing it.

Jacobsen also suggests that mistakes need not produce shame. He presents them as part of how God can teach people to live more freely, honestly, and generously.

Logistics are listed as well. The sessions meet on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on August 9, 16, and 23, pause for two weeks, and resume on September 13, 20, and 27. There is no cost, but space is limited to the first thirty registrants, and participants are asked to register only if they can attend every session. A waiting list will be kept in case of cancellations, and the author says more opportunities may follow. He closes by expressing hope that readers will discover what happens when God’s love shapes how they live alongside others.

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