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Books that Build Relationships: Alongside
If any of you have gone through a trial, you understand the impact others have on your healing process. You may have also experienced the tough conversations that were more harmful than helpful. We are all imperfect in the area of comforting others which is why we have an Ultimate Comforter who gives us the compassion we need to take care of our neighbors. But after our compassion, what are our next steps? We may feel the urge to offer help, to call up a neighbor who has received bad news, or...
How to Love Your Single Neighbor
Guest Blog by Alicia Hudson Welcome back, Alicia, as she shares from the heart (and from the school of hard knocks) how to love your single neighbor. Whether you have good intentions or are at a loss, her tips will help you connect with the singles on your street. As if being single the first 26 years of my life wasn't hard enough, after my divorce (and a kid) I found myself dreading the well-intended "matchmaking" and solo invites among my happily coupled-up friends. I remember...
Who are Your Quiet Times for?
Most Christians have heard of the term “spiritual discipline” which usually conjures up thoughts of hours alone meditating on Scripture and praying. Growing up, I had a Sunday School teacher who would call my house in the middle of the week to ask how my Bible reading was going. I was around twelve years old and was too busy dancing to Britney Spears to have time to read my Bible. Thankfully, Caller ID existed and I dodged her calls... only answering every fourth time so she wouldn't think I...
How to Love Your Neighbor this Spring
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 side of us. When I met the folks from Canning Hunger, I knew exactly what to do! Their Neighborhood Connections program strengthens community and eliminates hunger one neighbor at a time. "Almost everyone wants to help, but few take the...
How to Love Your Neighbor Who Has Hurt You
Guest Blog by Alicia Elkins We welcome Alicia Elkins to the blog today to share how she overcame incredible hurt to figure out how to love her neighbor. Yeah - that neighbor... the very one who had hurt her the most. Three years ago I found myself pregnant, facing a divorce from my unborn child’s father, my career in ministry ripped from my life and my world completely shaken, to say the least. It hurt. It hurt more than anything I had ever experienced. Not only was I hurting in...
