Tag: heart 2 heart
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Creating Meaningful Community: “You Are Not Alone”
Tuesday Re-mix – I believe that loneliness is sweeping our culture in epidemic proportions. I also believe the church is uniquely positioned and empowered to cure loneliness. We just need to figure out what genuine friendships look like in the face of life’s most painful circumstances. I have not yet met a pastor or a…
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The (Sometimes LONG) Journey to Forgiveness
Tuesday Re-mix – True confession: when I teach forgiveness, I often oversimplify it, making it appear much easier than it is. I do that, I think, because God’s Word to us about forgiveness is clear: “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Eph. 4:32. God’s forgiveness of…
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Pain and Failure as Keys to Community
Tuesday Re-mix – “Two men owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,and the other fifty. Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?” Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger…