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Neighboring meets ripple-effect faith. I call it missional neighboring.
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For the One Wishing Joy Was Authentic This Thanksgiving
Joy seems like a novel idea. If only it could be produced with decor and Thanksgiving fixings. If only it didn’t feel fair-weathered and immensely fragile.
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How to Slow Down 101 for Quick Learners and Multitaskers
The things that take grueling-slow learning and moment-by-moment surrender, those are the harder lessons to learn. The ones most worth learning.
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How to Cultivate Happiness That Hinges on Honesty
Honesty leads to happiness. It’s as simple as that, spelled out right here in Psalm 32:2. I draw a box around the words but they truly invite us to soul-fulfilling freedom.
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This Is What God Actually Sees When He Looks at You
Set out to reflect Jesus like a mirror and you come face-to-face with your list of what you lack. Your squabbles and squeamish fears, your flat-out insecurity and sneaky pride. The features you’d change. The…
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How to Navigate Mountains, Enneagram Differences, and Elections
I gently admitted that 8 intensity is good-hard for me as a 9. Because the truth is Enneagram differences can be really, really good—in marriage, friendship, workplaces, and neighborhoods.
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How to Find Light Amidst Darkness & Joy in the Mess
We’ve felt the dire squeeze of darkness as we seek light. I want to dismiss that this side of heaven, they exist in tandem. There’s a continual push and pull, from despair and fear and…