exploring how to and not to

do relationships

by ken e. read

 

contents

acknowledgements

foreword: why i wrote this book

how to use this book

introduction

1|one

2|family

3|love

4|risk

5|different

6|peace

7|loyalty

8|submit

9|power

10|grace

11|discipline

12|gifts

13|blessing

 

 

healthy relationships

and other myths of the modern church

We may have what we think are healthy relationships, but in reality we may be badly dysfunctional. Yet, we might not know any better, because we have believed the common myths of the modern church instead of measuring our relationships by biblical standards. Healthy relationships may seem like a myth, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

This book is a call to the church to stop looking to ourselves for the answers on how to do relationships right. Rather, it is a call to do relationships the way God told us to do them. If the Lord gave us the instructions, it must be possible! So, let’s put ourselves to the task and see what the Bible has to say about healthy relationships and other myths of the modern church.

There really is a better way!

ken e. read is a badly dysfunctional follower

of Jesus, who, mainly through making mistakes,

has stumbled onto some of what God says about

relationships. ken lives in Cincinnati, and is an

elder at Christ's Community in Price Hill and has

been blessed with a relationship with Ellen and the

several children they call family.