Posts tagged “Friendship”
Church, we need to rise, or we will surely fall
It seems everywhere we look battle lines have been drawn. If we’re not careful, the church, like the country, will fall in division. Pastors…
Not the same
Since 2013, I’ve worked as an elderly companion. While caring for my first client, I met a lively British lady who lived through WWII….
Choose your friends wisely
How did you end up with the friends you have? Did they choose to hang out with you? Did life (work, school, leisure activity)…
Not safer at home
Not everyone is safer at home. In the U.S. more than 10 million people are victims of intimate partner physical violence each year—an average…
Sitting with you
This is not what I intended to write. For a month now, I’ve had a topic chosen, and it’s been rattling around my mind…
In a corona world, love like a local
I made the mistake (again) of checking the news today. The headlines (again) were global. “America may be at its most dangerous point.” “Italy…
The masks of God
Is God working in your life right now? Are you able to sense his presence and see all the ways he’s active in blessing…
What’s your action plan?
Death made headlines again. Immediately after the news of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash spread, the posts on social media were begging us to hug…
Worth the pain
Last week lots of people were putting their 2019 recap on social media. When I think of 2019, a C.S. Lewis quote comes to…
Resolve to serve
Happy New Year! Have you made a resolution yet? I haven’t made a long-term one because I’m trying something new. I’m focusing on a…
Just be a kid
I hope you’ve seen the Hafod Hardware Christmas ad. The two-year-old going through the motions of running a store is a whole different level…
Make a difference
On September 25, 2000, Kevin Hines paced the Golden Gate Bridge, ready to kill himself but hoping for something else. “I said to myself,…