Category: Blog

I’ve Got Your Back

“The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.” -Proverbs 11:13 I remember a very embarrassing incident as a young girl. I can’t even believe I’m about to share it with you here, because it’s embarrassing to recall even as an

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Mirroring His Goodness

Relationships can be hard.  The other day, we were having a learning moment in our family when I had to sit one child down and ask them the question, “Would you like it if someone treated and talked to you in the same way you just did to your sibling?”

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Support in a Broken World

Why is it so hard to make friends? I’m not talking about Facebook friends or Instagram followers.  I’m talking about deep, meaningful, long-lasting connections with women.  When we were in kindergarten, our friend was whoever played with us. In college, our friends were the ones who stayed up with us

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Loyal Friends

Friendship. It’s universally desired but can be surprisingly hard.  I’m not talking about the number of friends you have on social media.  I’m not even talking about your social group who might end up on a sports team or at a dinner party together.  I’m talking about the one or

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Christ-Centered Friendships

“For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same function, so we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually we are members who belong to one another.” –Romans 12:4-5 A Christ-centered friendship should be a friendship that builds

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Overcoming Obstacles

Mark 2 contains one of my favorite accounts of what happened during Jesus’ life on earth. I love how these unnamed friends were so bold! They were friends of faith and their faith was in Jesus. Jesus was in Capernaum, considered His home as He regularly returned there throughout His

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The Impact of Sin On Friendship

Over the years there have been many TV shows about friendship. From Happy Days, to Friends, from I Love Lucy to Seinfeld, most of us have watched and enjoyed such shows. We love the idea of having a close knit group with whom we can laugh and cry and experience

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Challenging, yet Rewarding

Living under God’s calling and guidance is challenging, yet rewarding. It is clear to me that God, the Master Teacher, called me to serve Him through education. As a teacher, I have been privileged to meet so many wonderful people. I have been educating the next generation for seven years,

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Created for Friendship

Sometimes, I jokingly say that if it wasn’t for my relationship with God, I would be quite happy to live in a home with large, tall walls around it and never let anyone in. If you haven’t guessed, I am an introvert.  I became a Christian when I was in

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Friendship Introduction

On the eve of His crucifixion, Jesus spent time praying for all believers. He prayed that those who placed their faith in Him would remain in Him. The love believers have for one another displays the love the Father has for the Son and for the world.  God’s love for

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