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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.
Ways to Think Before You Speak
We do not always know the impact our words can have on someone, but the Bible tells us the importance they can have over our lives and others.
Why I Need People Who Aren’t My Fans
One of the things I (mostly) love and occasionally find annoying about my husband: He is a relentless truth-teller.
At times he thinks I want to be reminded of scriptural principles (Which I do, I do! But not when I am sinning!).
My Friend is Dating a Non-Christian. What Should I Do?
I was that friend who once dated a non-Christian. Let me tell you my story.
Living with Cancel Culture as a Christian
For some years now, being on social media has turned me into a just-keep-it-to-myself kind of Christian. I’ve been avoiding talking about things like Christ-centred identity and Biblical marriage because I don’t want risk being labelled.
Becoming a Safe Place: How to be a Friend Who Helps
Most of us know how intimidating Christians can be, even for us Christians. As easily as “authentic” and “real” roll off the tongue, it’s another thing to actually engage on that level.
Yet honest relationships are in the spirit of what God extends to us.
Love Says “No”: How Boundaries Express True Care
I remember that summer vividly. I was headed into high school, and had just wrapped my hormone-charged little brain around Jesus’s servanthood, His death to self.
Now I see it all over the place.
5 Love Languages (Siblings Edition)
Siblings. The ones who bring out the very best . . . and the worst in us.
If not for them, we wouldn’t be who we are today. And regardless of how many squabbles or actual fights we’ve had, they are still family at the end of the day.
5 Tips on How to Rekindle a Friendship
Is there a friend you’ve been meaning to check up on? Someone you have been thinking about for a while now but haven’t talked to recently?