Tag: Friendship
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ALL OF THE FRIENDS …
“Friends with Everyone” is the quest to love people in our lives well. God places people in our lives purposefully. As Christians, we are called to reach outside of our comfort zones in order to serve the people bordering our everyday lives. “Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself…
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The Holly and the Ivy (#jammed daily devo, day 348)
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 348: Rivalry. “A true friend is closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 Ivy is a climbing vine. Holly is a tree or shrub. I will never hear the “Holly and the Ivy” carol the same way after bearing witness to my two oppositely gifted daughters and their unspeakably close friendship. David and…
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The Bossy Cow (#jammed daily devo, day 320)
November #jammed: Gracious. Day 320: Thankful for my friend. “A friend loves at all times.” Psalm 17:17 (NIV) Side by side, with our arms up in the air and our souls light under the weight of His presence, we sang praise to the One at the core of our lives …and our friendship. The older I get, the…
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The Crossfire (#jammed daily devo, day 313)
November #jammed: Gracious. Day 313: Thankful for friends. You can’t just go along with this, treating it as acceptable behavior. 1 Corinthians 5:11 (MSG) “I just don’t have respect for Christians that drink.” So much for sharing a casual drink among friends. “It’s judgmental not to hang out with people just because they drink or swear.” Anyone else feel like a…
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The Little Quarrels (#jammed daily devo, day 192)
July #jammed: Grace serves. Day 192: One foot in. “Give us a king to lead us.” 1 Samuel 8:6 God’s people never needed a king …they had God. They often failed to see how set a part they were always supposed to be. Samuel is fielding this request, and he tries his best to persuade the…
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