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The complete guide to others-oriented fruit of the Spirit

The Others-oriented fruit of the Spirit series is the longest series I’ve published here so far. It’s taken us from love to self-control, meeting all the funness like longsuffering along the way. In general, the series was about shifting from receiving the Spirit only for ourselves to promoting the Spirit and its fruit in others. [...]

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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 [...]

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The Automatic Mentor: Why “people watching” might change your life

This is a guest post by Kyle Reed from Thoughts About Nothing. If you’re interested in guest posting for bondChristian, let me know. “People watching” is probably one of my favorite hobbies. You know, sitting there, making comments in your head as people walk by you. It provides hours of entertainment that is just good, [...]

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How your serving can solve 3 problems with small group studies

The other day, I read a post by Jason Wert at Spin The Axis about why he’s not a big fan of small groups. I knew I needed to write about small group studies after reading his thoughts. First off, I’d like to say I’m not disagreeing with Jason. The issues he raises are legitimate [...]

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NOW: The “get rich quick” trick for getting things done

I procrastinated my way through college. If I had an assignment, I didn’t start it until the weekend before it was due… if that early. This had some advantages actually, like forcing me to become productive in those last few hours. But it made people mad at me. This carries over into everything we do [...]

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