Conflict in churches is a pervasive problem that most of us know all too well. If You Bite and Devour One Another is unusual in its method: Strauch works through the full range of biblical passages bearing on conflict among believers rather than selecting a few favorites, taking his title from Paul's warning in Galatians 5 that a congregation consuming itself will be consumed.

The treatment is both diagnostic and practical. Strauch names the attitudes that drive church conflict, sets out the scriptural requirements for those who would address it, and gives concrete direction on confronting sin, bearing with difference, and pursuing peace without pretending disagreement away. Written for elders, pastors and ordinary members, and widely used by churches in the middle of trouble as well as before it. Published by Lewis & Roth.