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Category Archives: Relationships
Judging Others — We’re Usually Wrong
Perhaps one of the best reasons not to judge other people is that we’re so very bad at it. Most of the time (pretty much all of the time, actually), we don’t know the whole story. Though we think we’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged chair, facts, judge, judgment, mountain, nebo
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How to Complain, without Hurting Others
It’s easy to complain today, because there’s so much to complain about. Because we live in a society dominated and shaped by mega-corporations, we deal a lot with inefficiency, products that aren’t necessarily made with an eye for quality, and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Relationships, self-improvement, shopping, success, Uncategorized
Tagged business, complain, corporation, kindness, messsenger
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People Who Can’t Say “Please” and “Thank You” Have a Problem
The words “please” and “thank you” are great equalizers. When we use them, we’re saying to another person, “I am asking you to do something as a favor to me, and I am grateful for your willingness to do it.” … Continue reading
Posted in america, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Family, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Relationships, success
Tagged family, leaders, military, please, thank you
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Home Is a Treasure That No One Can Buy
“I feel at home here.” When someone says this, most people instantly understand what they mean. They feel welcome, safe, accepted, free to be themselves without judgment or criticism. They are surrounded by people who love them, things that matter. … Continue reading
Posted in america, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Family, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Relationships, simple living, success
Tagged acceptance, at home, goodness, home, kindness, safety, work
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Are We Truly a Divided People?
We are an agitated people. Surrounded by media, saturated with “news,” inundated by commentary and analysis, we begin and end and live our days in an atmosphere of fear and anxiety, us versus them, right versus left, and this right … Continue reading
Posted in america, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Family, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Politics, Relationships
Tagged complex, fear, hate, news, right, thinking
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How Many Friends Is “Normal”?
When we live too much in the imaginary world of TV, movies, and social media, we start to believe that fantasy is reality. Take friendship, for example. In the land of myths, six to eight young, attractive, witty men and … Continue reading
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Tagged family, friends, friendship, movies, sisters, TV
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Movies Aren’t Real — But Life Is
Real life doesn’t look like the movies. It looks real and deep and genuine. Continue reading
Posted in america, Art, blogging, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Entertainment, Family, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Relationships, self-improvement
Tagged entertainment, life, love, movies, real, TV
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Is Anyone Interested in a Little Privacy?
Mother’s Day was brutal. Not because it was a bad one at our house — it was wonderful, filled with warmth and family and love, elements that make every day, and every holiday, special. No, it was the posts streaming … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, mother, posts, privacy, Social Media, special
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Why Do I Ask but Don’t Receive?
Christ’s words are challenging for us to believe, as is evidenced by the number of sermons attempting to explain away statements that seem fairly straightforward, like, ask and it will be given to you; or, don’t be anxious about what … Continue reading
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Tagged ask, Christ, Christianity, God, Jesus, prayer
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Church Christianity: Teaching Two Things That Can’t Be Simultaneously True
For years I struggled to believe two opposite statements that cannot possibly be true at the same time. But because they are standard teaching in evangelical church Christianity, and since for too long I believed that these statements reflect what … Continue reading
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Tagged church, father, God, Gospels, Jesus, teaching
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