Posts tagged “Community”
Hand in hand
Every Sunday, Bob and Alice walk hand in hand to our church’s café counter to buy a single donut. Bob is 92. Alice is…
Make room for lasting friendships
If you’ve seen the movie The Sandlot, you’ll know something about my childhood. I grew up on a dead-end street filled with boys. We…
Lessons from Barry
I’m learning a lot from my friend Barry. He’s a native New Yorker and very devoted to his Jewish faith and heritage. He and…
Face-to-face with friends
Imagine trying to have a conversation with a friend while surrounded by a crowd of people who are tapping you on the shoulder and…
Evangelism step 3: Say
If you’ve followed the apostle Paul’s plan for evangelism, you’ve prayed that “God may open a door for our message” and tried to “make…
Community is messy
I wish community was less messy. I wish we could join a church with no people problems, sign up for a small group without…
Three goals for good friends
Despite their soon-to-be-seen flaws, I love what Job’s friends did for their buddy who had hit bottom. “When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite,…
Together is better
My family likes to hike—serious hikes with 50 pounds of gear on our backs and covering several miles before stopping for the day, setting…
Ten ways to help people through pain
What do you do when a loved one is in pain? When a friend is grieving a miscarriage, a buddy just got dumped, or…
They see you
One of the hardest truths to see in yourself is your own God-given talent. When something comes so naturally to you, you might assume…
Beware of burrowing
There’s a saying that goes like this: “Once is chance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is a pattern.” If that’s true, there’s been a…
Hurry home
When my children were young, I used to wait at the end of the driveway on the first days of school. It was always…