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How I wrote a recommendation letter – what would you add?

Toward the beginning of last month, I received an email from one of my favorite college professors asking for a recommendation. He’d been nominated to receive an award as an outstanding part-time faculty member. I certainly don’t have time to write extra letters, but he’s a friend and an outstanding part-time faculty member, so I [...]

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How to “one-more” and take advantage of incremental growth

How do you think those onions grew? Think about it. ***** In college, I decided to start taking more classes per semester. I didn’t know how many more, but I wanted to push myself. So did I jump right into it? Well, yes and no. I did immediately start taking more classes, but I didn’t jump right [...]

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“You’re not a Christian if…” (Part 1)

So you’re chatting with a friend, and she says, “Well, I’m a Christian, and I’m Baptist.” Or, “I’m Catholic.” Or, “I’m Episcopalian.” Or, “I’m Emergent.” Or, “I’m…” Forget all that for a moment (perhaps forever). What does “Christian” mean? Step back and start off with the basics: “Do you believe that Jesus died then came back to life?” In Christianity, we often [...]

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Learn how to trust your friend

Giving your life to Christ includes trusting Him to take care of your life. And part of that includes becoming vulnerable to others. Fully trusting God means trusting friends when God wants us to… even when we don’t want to. Over the past year or so, I’ve struggled with this more than any other year. I [...]

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What’s the point in low-level, practical advice?

I get this question a lot. The question is, why bother learning to write Thank You notes? Why bother learning to make friends laugh? Why bother learning to play card games? This is all low-level advice. After all, this advice isn’t in the Bible. It’s not directly spiritual. It’s not even always the best way to [...]

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