Category Archives: Relationships

The Duties of Friendship

If you have friends like this, give thanks and be grateful. If you are a friend like this… give thanks and be grateful! Continue reading

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The World Needs

It seems to me the world needs more gentleness, more fiercely forgiving hearts that cannot be made to live in anger. Continue reading

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Strangers at Dinner

The unexpected kindness of strangers in a small Arkansas town changes a tired waitress’s night… and maybe more. Continue reading

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A Cup of Cold Water

It is all the things of life– highs and lows and the miles in between both–that shape us into who we are… and who we are becoming. Continue reading

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Strangers in the Church

Remember that scene where Jesus describes separating the sheep and the goats? Wasn’t part of that based on how we treat strangers? Continue reading

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Of Coffee & Scones and the Owning of Love

There is much more to the art of love than fresh coffee and homemade scones… but they make a pretty good start. Continue reading

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Old Farmhouse

If it turns out that my home in heaven is just an old white farmhouse… that’d be just fine by me! Continue reading

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Old Fools and Little Children

Take a bunch of thin, weak strips of wood and glue them together: you get a piece that is very strong. Like a bunch of flawed people joined together by faith, hope and love… Continue reading

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Tree Huggers and Bold Sharings

An unexpected sharing from a stranger revealed a very unexpected source of calm and soothing fragrance. Continue reading

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A Preliminary Eulogy

Just in case no one has the time or inclination or just needs a starting place when it’s me lying in the flowers… Continue reading

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