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Anna’s Story
I want to let you know about last night: Three ladies came! I am learning to trust that God is the only one in control here! The study is awesome and I am blown away by what God is revealing to me personally. I did follow up as you encouraged me to do with personal notes to the twelve women I met when I was handing out the invitations. My heart is so open now to everybody I connect with - like you said, "Where have I been?" It is like I am a completely different person as far as relating to...
Vicky’s Story
My husband and I started Monday Night Football parties to get to know our neighbors. We have a big screen set up outside and a projector and we grilled hot dogs and had chips. There was a great turnout the first time - about 30 people! We even had one Muslim neighbor at our house! We continued to have our parties although the crowd got smaller. We got to know two couples very well. I see those relationships being ongoing. I am thinking about starting a Bible study in the fall and I think the...
Launch Team for How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird
Want to know the hardest thing about writing this book? I didn't know who I was writing for. How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird was written to the woman who wants to love her neighbor - but she doesn't know how. She knows she's called, she knows she's commanded... but she doesn't feel equipped. She's tired of feeling guilty about Christ's #2 command, but she doesn't want to be a freak. She needs tools. She needs my book. But I didn't write it for her. I wrote it to her, but I...
Neighbors by the Numbers
One of the reasons we hesitate to meet our neighbors is the big unknown. What are they like? Will they like me? Will they be friends or foes? Your neighbors’ homes are about the same size, value and style as yours—but the conversations inside those homes may be very different than the ones happening around your kitchen table. Most of your neighbors agree that it’s morally unacceptable to have an extramarital affair (92 percent), practice polygamy (90 percent), or clone a human being (88...
Cafes Around the Country
Does it seem impossible to get to know your neighbors? It's not! These women have knocked on their neighbors' doors... and lived to tell about it! Their testimony gives us confidence that our neighbors really do crave authentic friendships and real relationships. Deb in Iowa "It’s been a year since I heard you speak about the Neighborhood Café on FamilyLife Today. I had been praying Colossians 4:2-6 for several months and keeping my eyes open for whatever opportunities God might send my way....
