How it works: Someone gives you advice. You follow the advice, even if you know it’s not that great. That’s it. But let’s unpack it. At first, this sounds like a ridiculous idea. I wouldn’t have thought of it on my own. Instead, it came to me as a result of not taking someone’s advice because I [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 30, 2010
Everyone knows hanging out with other people is a great way to make friends. We’ll invite people we know to a mid-week Bible study or a Labor Day picnic or maybe a weekend movie. As a friender, I love extending those invitations. Sometimes, though, it gets to be too much. At first, your friends really [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 23, 2010
You are literally unbelievably blessed. “Literally” as in no one can possibly believe how blessed you are. But as Christians, you and I often have a problem. “Why doesn’t anyone believe this amazing news?” we wonder. Some of us try to dissect how and why we’re not relevant to contemporary society. Others suppose we’ve compromised [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 17, 2010
If you visit the subscription page here at bondChristian.com, you’ll notice you have to sign up to get updates emailed to you. That’s opt-in. You “opt-in” to get them. What if instead I automatically sent you updates before you told me to? What if instead you had to sign up to stop me from emailing [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 8, 2010
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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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
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