Relationships

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Why We Put Up With Bad Friendships

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Have you ever wished that your relational life was like Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants? Surrounded by people who are all supportive, who want the best for you and will go to bat for you; who know when you need picking up and when you need a stern word. Instead, friendships are often a tricky arena.
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How God Restored a Strained Friendship

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R and I are the same age, and we were often classmates in primary and secondary school. When I first started going to church, we were in the same Bible Study group. We were even baptised on the same day. She was, it seemed, the perfect “church girl”. A talented singer with a vivacious personality. By contrast, I struggled to fit in despite my best attempts.
A woman is playing a boyfriend's characteristics app

How God Rewrote My Love Formula

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I started my search for love at 21. I used to dream about the ideal guy—Christian, older, tall, handsome, a true gentleman. I wanted to create a “formula” for love, beginning with a checklist. Although I’d always been told to trust God for a partner, having a checklist felt like I was at least doing something on my part. 
a woman is tiring and sit down after a Christmas party

What to Do When Family Holidays Don’t Go the Way We Expect

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Manage my expectations, manage my life. Holding things a little more loosely, a little more lovingly, unquestionably makes for much happier holidays.   But just because we don't want to have expectations doesn't mean we don't actually have them.
A woman is sitting sadly outside of the church

When a Church Leader I Trusted Hurt Me

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Six years ago, I had just arrived in a new city as a missionary and immediately set out to find a church to join. A friend introduced me to their church, and I quickly sensed a genuine, brotherly love among the congregation, so I decided to call it my new home church.

3 Signs of a Healthy Friendship

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As much as we’d love some good friends in our lives, we should start with one of the most basic questions: What do flourishing friendships actually look like?
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When a Friend Falls Away from Faith

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My friend had lost his close friend months ago, and he's been angry with God ever since.  I tried to comfort him and steer him back to God. But he was in no state to listen.
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How God Encouraged Me When Dating Didn’t Work Out

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We had known each other for a long time in church. He had a heart for God, people, and missions, and was fun to be around. Our friends also said that we had good chemistry, so I made the effort to spend more time with him.
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When Everyone But You Seems to Be Getting Attached

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“Did you hear… X and Y got together yesterday!” “Huh? Since when were they together?” I noticed lately that this sort of exchange has replaced the “Hello, how are you?” between my friends and me.