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Anniversary Giveaway!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS! Donna (bks**@yahoo.com) and Aamie on Facebook were our winners of the Anniversary Giveaway packages! Please email your shipping address toamy@howtoloveyourneighbor.com. I pray these tools will help you love your neighbor in a whole new way! Happy Anniversary to neighbor-lovers everywhere! Exactly one year ago today, Bethany House officially released How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird! To celebrate, share your story of how you've loved your...
Joan’s Apple and Pear Pies
I met Joan through this ministry, and she often sends me endearing emails about her neighbors. She and her husband have chosen their home because of the needs of their immediate neighbors and their community. They are homeowners and landlords, active volunteers and kind, sincere folks who keep their eyes open for opportunities to serve. Joan attends city-wide meetings, block parties and visits her neighbors in their homes - often carrying one of her famous and sought-after pies! She shares her...
The Great Pickleball Project
My new friend, Debbie, from Door County, Wisconsin, was my shipmate on the Matters of the Heart Cruise last February/March. You'll have to take my word that the sparkle in Debbie's eyes matches the light in her heart. But you can take her word on the power of serving the Gospel in the unlikely evangelism field of Pickleball. Guest post by Debbie Harmer "Pickle what!!??!!??" That was my first reaction when someone told me about Pickleball. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the...
A British Neighborhood Invasion
In the midst of moving into a new home and coping with all the changes that come with a third pregnancy, our partner Kirstie Parker has managed to amass a group of 15 women to form a "How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird" Bible Study! Actually, she's hosting TWO studies, one during the day and one for working moms at night! Naturally, all these new adventures leave Kirstie overwhelmed sometimes, but she has also seen God work in miraculously personal ways. Obviously, a big obstacle...
Roman Roads: Finding Hope In Hopeless Times
My son, Caleb, is 8 years old. He's a very astute kid. At bedtime, as kids often do, he began to open up to me about his concerns. Why are we moving and going to a new school? What if he can't make friends there? What would happen when Obama, the only president my son has ever known, wasn't President anymore? Would the next President be good or bad? I felt my own anxiety rise at the implications of these questions! But, I pulled it together. "Caleb", I said, "When I start feeling hopeless...
