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Help me write: Bad-neighbor stories
Please tell me... What are your personal fears and excuses about loving your neighbor? Has a neighbor ever been rude to you when you were trying to be friendly? Tell me a bad-neighbor story. I'm writing a book called "How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird" that will be published by Baker Books this spring. Your feedback on specific questions will help others love their neighbors in a whole new way - and you may be quoted in the book! Plus - each week, one commenter will win a...
National Night Out
Looking for a great night to get to know your neighbors? August 5 is National Night Out, “America’s Night Out Against Crime.” When Shamokin, Pennsylvania made international headlines as "The town so broke that city hall's gas was cut off," long-time resident Joan D. made it a point to encourage her neighbors. She participates in activities like the National Night Out as well as her neighborhood Pregnancy Care Center, community watches and holiday parades. The local police department takes...
Help me write: Assumptions and Activities
Please tell me... What assumptions have you made about your neighbors? Are these judgments based on personal interaction or casual observation? Have you ever done a Bible study in a home? How was it different than the same kind of activity in a church? What kinds of activities do you do with your neighbors? I'm writing a book called "How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird" that will be published by Baker Books this spring. Your feedback on specific questions will help others love their...
Neighborhood Cafe Podcast Episode #30
To be honest, the Bible contains discrepancies and contradictions. Besides… How do you know you have the whole Bible? Don’t other religions claim to have sacred texts? Aren’t there new gospels being found all the time? Learn the surprising answers to questions your neighbors might be asking with Amy Lively of the Neighborhood Café. [audio:/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/301.mp3|titles=30.mp3]
Do you have a neighborhood bully?
Do you have a lunch-money-stealing, name-calling, fist-waving, voice-raising neighborhood bully who makes everyone miserable? Bullies have the run of my neighborhood. They intimidate my neighbors... and me. They don't throw punches, but they sure do play dirty. The bully of loneliness makes us feel like no one sees our pain. They bully of fear traps us in our homes. The bully of rejection shames us into believing we're worthless. The bullies of loss, pain and frustration make us cower. The...
