This correspondence is from a new friend who’s in college. Shared with her permission, here are some tips for how to love your neighbor when living in a relatively transient community like a college dorm room. Hi, Amy! This past summer, I worked at Spring...
OK, so we’ve got this “love thy neighbor” thing down. It won’t ever be mastered, but we get it. But what about the two other characters in the Greatest Commandments – God, and me? Jesus answered, “The most important [command] is, ‘Hear, O...
Have you ever stayed at a vacation rental through a service like Airbnb or VRBO – Vacation Rentals By Owner? I have, and I’ve really enjoyed it! But have you ever considered what a whole town full of vacation rentals does to our sense of community? My...
Are you kidding me? Why should I be kind when the world is so cruel? Who will watch out for me if I’m always putting others first? What will I give my own family if I give everything away to others? It doesn’t make sense. She knows how you feel. We...
I just EGGED my neighbors! To be honest, I was simply looking for an excuse to meet more people in the neighborhood where we spend some time in the winter. Although my husband’s family has been coming here for 50 years, I had only met the neighbors on either...
