Tag: sisters
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Showing Up for the One
It was the first meeting for the new Bible study I had launched. I’d picked out the content, planned a get-to-know-you game to start, prepped and prayed the night before that the morning would go well. After arriving a little earlier than was strictly necessary, I arranged the chairs in the room into a circle,…
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The Misfit at the Table
Our brains may tell us that she’s a misfit, or she’s not like you, or she’s not your kinda people. But the mind of Christ might whisper: go introduce yourself to her anyway, go sit with her anyway, or go invite her anyway.
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Holistic Friendship
Have you been taking your Vitamin D? The simplest questions are sometimes the most profound. A friend asked me this in passing as I described the “funk” I’d been feeling a few months ago as Alaska’s brief autumn turned icy. What struck me about her simple question was, why hadn’t I thought of that? I…
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Why Face-to-Face Friendships Matter
As we’re looking to build friendships that last, we can and should try to maintain our long-distance friendships as we feel so led. But never as a replacement for the people around us right where God has placed us. Manufacture proximity if you must via technology, but first, prioritize those in actual proximity to your…
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5 Ways to Make Room
We all have an opportunity to not just consume community, but to also make space for others to experience it like we have. Even if hosting or leading isn’t your vibe, that doesn’t mean you can’t make space for others to experience community. The call is the same for us all, but how we are…
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How Could Ordinary Life be Harder than That?
My inclination might be to keep my hardest moments to myself, but when I choose to bravely share my pain, I’m always reminded of how God wants to care for my hurt heart through the mechanism of community.
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Loving a Guarded Friend
When a friend is being a tough nut to crack, we can learn to invite her to a place of vulnerability from how Jesus spoke to the woman at the well.
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Why You Should Go First
We all wish someone else would lead the way in vulnerability so we know they’re safe, but that’s not always reality. Sticky People know that going first by vulnerably sharing is worth the inherent risk.
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A Jump-Out-of-the-Boat Kind of Heart
I love asking people about their favorite things. Something like, if you could only have one more dessert before you die, what would you pick? Or, what are three things that would make for an “ideal day”? Or, if you’re going for more of a Sunday School vibe, who is your favorite person in the…
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What is a Sticky Person?
When you think of kids + foods that are sticky, maybe you think of popsicles or fruit. But for me, I think of the first time I served my baby cous cous when he was first learning to eat solid foods. If you’ve been there, you know…If there is one food that is the glitter…