Posts tagged “Friendship”
I hate feet
I hate feet. God bless all you podiatrists out there. Seeing the bare feet of others up close really makes me squirm. My husband…
Be like them
Paul’s words struck me initially as a bit too proud to have a place in the Holy Bible. “Whatever you have learned or received…
They comfort you
Have you read the Scarlet Letter? A woman named Hester is pregnant; no one knows the identity of the father except Hester and the…
They sharpen you
By nature, we become dull. Just ask the knives in your kitchen drawer. As time passes and meals are made, they don’t naturally become…
Blink first
If you’ve lived long enough and squabbled often enough, you know by now that pride starts every conflict but never ends it. By nature,…
Pray for people
I hear a lot of confessions about pornography. Both men and women, young and old, married and single schedule a time to talk and,…
Seek and save
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10). In October 2021, a hiker was lost in Colorado….
The blessing of noticing and being noticed
Very often I sit by a 77-year-old woman at church. When she walks out of church, the pastor greets her with, “Good to see…
Keep confessing
There is only one thing more agonizing than confessing your more embarrassing sins to another Christian. That one thing is confessing your embarrassing sins…
Give, not give up
I always think it’s interesting that people like to give up something for Lent. Often it’s something like a mini New Year’s resolution, with…
Jesus’ friends
Who is your best friend? Friends are people you can trust through thick and thin. A highlight from my childhood, and maybe yours too,…
What the dying would have done differently
A few years ago, Bronnie Ware, an Australian author, wrote a book about her experiences in listening to dying people. As she dialogued with…