Category: the third way
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love your enemies
One of the most revolutionary teachings of Jesus was: Love your enemies. It is still a revolutionary thought. And, even more, in practice, loving your enemies has the potential to change everything, even your heart. Here’s Jesus, just to jog your memory: You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and…
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Soul Practice: Walking through Difficult Things
I’ve run up against something difficult today, and I’ve had to preach to my heart again the sermon about what to do with difficult things. Anyway, I thought maybe it could help a few of you, in case you, too, have run up against something difficult recently, and so here she is. Dearly beloved: It…
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Tough Questions // What does it feel like to love?
My friend and our church’s youth director, Kelsey, has a beautiful vision for the youth in our community. Her vision is that each student would have one safe, close adult relationship (outside of a parent) and that the youth group would be a community where students feel known, loved, and safe to wrestle with all…
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For Richer & For Poorer
What good gifts do you have? (Health, Wealth, Beauty, Home, Friendship, Family, Marriage, Children, Work, Passions, Natural Talent, Strengths, etc. etc.) Think about them for a moment. If you have a minute right now, make a list of them somewhere. Look them over; assess their worth – see if you can! Now. With this incredible…