A short reflection by Aimee Byrd on an article she read that referred to a study that claimed that when people were asked to rate the strength of various friendships only about half of those indicated felt the same way. What does that teach us about the way we feel about others, and how our …
Jason Isbell and his band, The 400 Unit, have a new album out. Isbell is not a Christian, but his works touch on his experiences of Christianity in his life. If We Were Vampires is a song about marriage (not stated, but implied). The song acknowledges that marriages end. And that ending makes the time …
I’m still learning this move.
Simone Richardson writes about an unhelpful tendency to mistake situations where forgiveness is extended when what should be properly offered is forbearance. Forgiveness is what’s needed when God’s standards are breached. Forbearance has more to do with when it’s our standards that are not being met. From the article. Forbearance is what is needed when …
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