Posts tagged “Friendship”
How to Deal With People
The people in our lives can lead us in different directions, good and bad. There are fools, the wise, and everyone in between. So how do we deal with people? How do we find our people? How do we know whom to trust? And whom to avoid? With the guidance of the wisest man in the ancient world, Pastor Mike gives us biblical insight on how to deal with people.
Just four things
One of my favorite memes was based on a tweet from 2018: My 3yo said she wanted to be an astronaut, and I said…
Are Your Friends Negative?
“Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future.” Do your friends lift you up or drive you to negativity?
Face-to-face friendship
“Here. Chew this.” How many people in your life—not including family—would you be able to walk up to, take the gum you are chewing…
I know I’m right
I hope you and I never get into an argument. I’m pretty stubborn, and even when seeming to yield, I’m probably just pretending to…
Shut your mouth, holy man (or woman)!
I sort of wish I had someone there to stop me every time I start saying something unkind or unnecessary or in a scathing…
Lies: I need everyone’s approval
To some degree everybody needs to be liked. Mainly that’s a good thing. Friends can make our lives a lot better—they can bring encouragement,…
The power of “all y’all”
Unless you read Greek, you might have missed the powerful principle Paul shared with the Corinthians: “But when you are tempted, [God] will also…
Be That Friend
If, by God’s grace, you aren’t the one in three or four who have experienced abuse, you might not know what to do to…
A beautiful woman. A beautiful friend.
There’s a woman in Scripture named Tabitha. Her funeral gives us one of the most touching scenes in the entire Bible. Tabitha made clothes…
Lies: If I avoid my problems, they’ll go away
Most of us feel that we have about as much stress as we can handle. So it’s understandable that we would postpone tough jobs,…
Stop saying, “It’s okay,” because it’s not okay
About 13 years ago, when I was interning at a church, my boss/pastor said that we would not just preach about forgiveness; we would…