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Teaching kids (and yourself) to share

Everyone, but especially every Christian, wants to teach their children to share. Sharing is caring, and caring is cool. So how do we do it? Here’s how it usually goes down: Parents in the living room, sipping lemonade. Kids in the bedroom, playing dolls. Sally runs out of the bedroom crying. “Mommy, Susie won’t share!” [...]

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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. [...]

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What I mean by “relationships”

Someone once asked me, “So, are you in a relationship?” I knew what she meant. “No,” I said. What I didn’t fully know is what I meant. I understand that “relationship” means guy/girl or man/woman, intimate, romantic. Got it. But I’ve also heard a godbillion times that God wants a personal relationship with me. And [...]

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