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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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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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Are you ignoring this high impact tool for capturing friendships?

As much as many of us are on Facebook, I still think it’s underused. Before you run away, thinking this is just another Facebook post, please hear me out. Especially if this is all new to you – I’m sharing for you. Facebook has helped me develop deep friendships with people I only see every couple [...]

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What I mean by “relationships”

This post is part of a series explaining the categories on this site. Have future posts delivered to you for free by grabbing the RSS feed or email updates. 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 [...]

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