Family

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To The One Who Feels Like an Outsider

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I saw you leave right after last Sunday’s service. You mumbled a polite excuse when some members invited you to stay for lunch, but I saw the tension and unease in your face.
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Then and Now: Dad and I Through the Years

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or as long as we’ve been in this world, our dads have been around. They’ve watched us take our tentative first steps, learn how to drive, sign our first job contracts, and for some of us, get married and start our own families.
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A Different Wish This Mother’s Day

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Advertisements will have us believe the only sort of mothers worth celebrating are the oh-so-cheerful mums who cater to all of our needs without expecting anything back. So when we compare advertisement mums with ours and their “failings”, we think we can’t celebrate them.
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Love is an Ocean of ...

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Are you tired of kissing all the wrong frogs and putting yourself out there? Struggling with unresolved family conflict? Or, just looking to walk with a friend who's hurting? We all can't live without love--and yet, loving hurts! How can we keep on loving when it's tough? Let's explore these ideas together.
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4 Myths We Hold Onto in Our Everyday Relationships

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Whether it’s “family comes first”, or “a friend in need is a friend indeed”, there are certain relationship myths we all hold onto that significantly shape the way we relate to others—how we treat them, how much time and effort we give to them, what we expect of them. 
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Which Quirky Malaysian Are You? (The Malaysia Day Edition)

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Ah Hari Malaysia. It’s the day that gets us all brimming with pride as we unite and celebrate all the wonderful things we love about Malaysia. 
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Reaching Out to the Family Member Who’s Left the Faith

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Do you think it’s easier to share Christ to someone in your own family or to a stranger? I’ve encountered many Christians who find it difficult to talk to their family and relatives about Jesus; some would say that it feels easier to hand out gospel tracts to strangers.

What Makes Family

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Family, family, family.  Some of us may feel a surge of warmth thinking about family. Others may heave a heavy sigh.
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Married—But I'm Still Lonely

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Even though my husband was literally just a few feet away on the couch (clear proof that I wasn’t alone), it made little difference at that moment. I was longing for the kind of soul-nourishing intimacy that comes with female friendships—the willingness to listen and talk at length, the gentle tone, the comforting hug or touch on the shoulder, and most of all, hearing them say, “I know what you mean” or “Yeah, me too!”