There are plenty of reminders in my internet referring to All Saints Day, a part of the church year remembered on November 1 and the first Sunday in November. One feature of those reminders that I like is the process of consciously and deliberately remembering Christian mentors and friends who are no longer physically present …

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Philip Ryken takes issue with the oft heard Christian advice ‘God doesn’t give you more than you can handle.’ We Can’t Handle All of Life’s Trouble . . . We will never be ready for all of the troubles that we face in life and I have to say that I disagree with the common …

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Crossway Blog has a post containing Ten Ways Not To Help A Hurting Friend drawn from a book by Dave Furman. Reading these sort of suggestions regularly is very helpful because of our compassion based tendency to want to do something when people we know are suffering, though those impulse actions can be insensitive and …

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