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From Greed to Gratitude
You know why I wrote How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird? Because I was a bad neighbor, and I was definitely weird. Here's how God dealt with my reluctance to lay my daily planner on the altar, as featured in a guest post with my friend Twyla at The Uncommon Normal. What Loving My...
Manuscript Development Team
I need your help. I am forming a Manuscript Development Team for my new book, tentatively titled Hope Fully, which will be published by Kregel Publications. "Hope Fully" shows how pain and suffering are transformed into hope and purpose through a study of 1 Peter.Peter will teach us how to set...
How to Hope Fully When “Hopefully” Fails
For just a few seconds, I almost forgot. I almost forgot the pandemic that infected us with disease and death, fear and worry. I almost forgot the grieving families, courageous caregivers, exhausted essential workers, anxious unemployed, and the lonely neighbor I barely took the time to notice on...
Love Your Neighbor Challenge
Share the love in your neighborhood by accepting the Love Your Neighbor Challenge! The challenge progressively takes you closer to your neighbor day by day. Wrapped in prayer, you'll take small steps toward a deeper relationship with the people God has placed around you. Your goal is to make...
#1: Pray
Of course, the first Love Your Neighbor Challenge begins with prayer - in fact, we couldn't call this little experiment a success if each day didn't begin with prayer! Prayer won't change God's heart toward your neighbors (He's already crazy about them!), but it will change you... and - who knows?...
#2: Map
When you visualize your neighborhood, Jesus’ ginormous command to love the whole, wide world becomes local again. Your second challenge of the Love Your Neighbor Challenge is to draw a map of your neighborhood. This begs the question, "How can a piece of paper help me love my neighbor?"...
