Confrontation. For many of us, that word alone stirs anxiety, avoidance, or memories of conversations that did not go well. But what if confrontation is not opposed to love? What if it is actually an essential expression of Christlike love?

In this episode of the Shepherd Press Podcast, Shannon chats with Bill Newton, author of Confrontation: The Missing Element in Christlike Love. Drawing from decades of leadership in the military, business, and pastoral ministry, Bill shares how loving well sometimes requires speaking hard truths — and how avoiding confrontation can cause long-term relational and spiritual damage.

With humility and honesty, Bill reflects on both personal failures and growth, reminding us that confrontation, when done biblically reflects Christlike love.

This episode unpacks:

1. How Christians often misunderstand love as avoiding hard conversations
2. What Scripture reveals about God as the ultimate confronter
3. Why fear, self-protection, and comfort keep us from confronting
4. The importance of examining our motives before engaging in confrontation
5. How humility and repentance restore relationships
6. Why church discipline reflects Christlike love — not harsh judgment
7. How to respond faithfully when confrontation is rejected
8. Wisdom for receiving confrontation with humility instead of defensiveness

Recommended Resources:

1. Confrontation: The Missing Element in Christlike Love by Bill Newton

In this episode, Sarah Hopkins joins us to talk about her new book, You Don’t Got This, Mama: A God-Centered Way to Embrace Weakness in Motherhood. With honesty and tenderness, Sarah shares how motherhood exposes our limits—and how those limits are actually invitations to depend on Christ.

This episode unpacks:

1. Biblical motherhood vs. cultural self-sufficiency
2. Embracing weakness instead of striving for control
3. Weakness vs. worth: rooting identity in Christ
4. “Every season has its hard” — finding purpose in difficulty
5. The importance of gospel-centered community
6. Finding eternal purpose in ordinary, mundane moments
7. Raising children with an eternal perspective (“a nursery for heaven”)
8. Understanding motherhood through the lens of the gospel and the Fall
9. Encouragement for weary moms: perseverance and hope in Christ

Resources:

You Don't Got This, Mama by Sarah Hopkins

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Join author Sarah Hopkins and other women on our study of You Don't Got This, Mama: A God-Centered Way to Embrace Weakness in Motherhood.

This will be a space for moms to gather, reflect, and encourage one another with the truths of the gospel as they apply to motherhood. From sleep deprivation to hormonal shifts, we’ll grow together and remind each other of the God who sustains us in our weakness.

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