Realizing that unforgiveness had taken root in my life, I began reading R. T. Kendall’s book Total Forgiveness to try and find help. The same week I began reading the book, in my Bible reading
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Category: Relationships
Loving Prickly People
Perhaps you have heard them called irritating, sandpaper, or prickly people. They are those we come in contact with who are difficult to love. As Christ-followers, we know we are called to love unconditionally in
Read moreWarmth in winter, or Whenever We Need IT
Sitting in my kitchen, watching my boys tubing down the small slope in our backyard, I was warm. They were not. Even in the snow, they had fun: sliding, crashing into the bushes, and climbing
Read moreGhosts of Golden Autumns Past
Autumn 2008 ~ Western North Carolina. A whispering wind shook the trees as if to announce her arrival. Amber, orange, and crimson leaves glided down and carpeted the ground. Autumn had arrived in all her
Read moreleadership to Make a Difference
Do you ever get discouraged at how problematic the world has become? Perhaps your heart sinks at the avalanche of troubles burying you, your family, or your friends. And you may be thinking that even
Read morethe family table
Futurist Dr. Richard Swenson writes, “Fast-lane families are headed for head-on collisions. They don’t have the opportunity to eat together. Shared, unstructured leisure time disappears. Communication suffers, problems multiply. In a slower era . .
Read moreThe Inconvenience of Friendship
I’ve been thinking about friends and friendship recently. I love being a friend. I love doing for my friends. But I find it difficult to accept it when friends do for me. There, I’ve said
Read more18 Years of Friendship Summed Up in 2 little words
A few months ago, I attended a funeral. The mother-in-law of my best friend. The mom of one of Corey’s closest friends. It was a heart-wrenching year for Josh and Marti as they watched an
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So my wife and I recently experienced a seismic shift. We dropped our first child off at college this week. We spent all of Saturday packing and making trips to Walmart for last-minute dorm needs.
Read moreReal love — Real Friend
“You’re like a hard, old crusty sponge.” Did I hear that right? Did my longtime friend just call me a hard, old crusty sponge? “You know, like you’re so hard from life’s circumstances that it
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