How to Love Your Neighbor

Release Women Into Ministry, Part 1

Release Women Into Ministry, Part 1

{Guest post on womensministry.net} My neighbor, Lauren, wasn’t meeting very many neighbors at her job giving colonoscopies, so she started a neighborhood newsletter—something she had never done before. In the first issue she wrote an article called “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” that was the catalyst for our first neighborhood watch, block parties, community yard sales and a baby shower.

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Confessions of a Crazy Bible Lady

Confessions of a Crazy Bible Lady

Guest post from Sara Edwards OK, see if you follow - Jan from Atlanta was flying home from Alaska next to a complete stranger from Dallas, who had heard me speak. Dallas introduced Jan to The Neighborhood Cafe, and Jan introduced the Cafe to Sara, also from...

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WLRY Radio Interview 4-29-2015

WLRY Radio Interview 4-29-2015

The first time I walked into church after a 20-year hiatus, I met Mike. God must have chuckled knowing that many years later, Mike and I would sit and talk about How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird! Here's our conversation from April 29, 2015 on WLRY 88.5....

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Mason Jar Makeover and Iced Coffee

Mason Jar Makeover and Iced Coffee

I met Cindy, otherwise known as the DoAhead Woman, at a Proverbs 31 Conference in 2013 when we were randomly assigned to the same group to take an intensive look at our ministries. I trembled in a corner, amazed and intimidated by the incredible talent in the room,...

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Pause before you pounce

Pause before you pounce

Please keep this confidential, OK? A few neighborhoods ago, a neighbor offended me greatly by not inviting my daughter to an event; our girls had never- from their very first meeting as toddler – gotten along well. I lashed off a quick message telling her what I...

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90.9 Community Accent Radio Program

90.9 Community Accent Radio Program

Although I co-host the morning radio program on Refreshing 90.9 every Tuesday, this Monday I got to share all about How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird! Listen in as Tina Gang and I talk about the surprising benefits of loving your neighbor, and seven...

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May Day Ideas for Your Neighbors

May Day Ideas for Your Neighbors

If you’ve been feeling conflicted and convicted about Christ’s #2 command to love your neighbor—guilty, even—spring is just the opportunity you’ve been looking for. Springtime calls us outside to greet our neighbors after a long winter’s nap! My friend, Sandy, shared...

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Do you live in one of America’s Best Places?

Do you live in one of America’s Best Places?

Where I live is the best place to take a hike, ride a bike, attend a county fair, or eat a pizza. That's my opinion, anyway - and you know what they say about opinions, don't you?   People much smarter than me have actually compiled census data, crime reports,...

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The Pathway to Neighboring

The Pathway to Neighboring

During a winter that brought feet of snow to Northwest Connecticut, there were hip-deep drifts between our next door neighbors and us. Even now, with fresh snow falling, the slog to get from our porch to theirs is real and tangible. The space between us is physically...

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Having a bad day? Don’t respond badly.

Having a bad day? Don’t respond badly.

It was a bad day. In fact, it was a bad week. Each day brought it's own little unpleasant surprise. A car wreck got the week off to a particularly bad start. No one was seriously hurt, thank God, and that's all that matters - but a .005 second mistake by a distracted...

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