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How to Treat Others
We use “judge” in two different ways. On the one hand, we use it to mean “condemn” or “criticize.” For example, when one of your friends says they don’t want your judgment, this is the meaning they have in mind. On the other hand, we use it to mean “evaluate” or “interpret.” If someone tells…
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Green Hair
My daughter has green hair. It is not the pale, pastel green you sometimes see on unicorns or fairy princesses. It is the deep, rich, vibrant green of tree leaves in high summer when the chlorophyll is at its peak. It is a very green green with the merest hint of blue in it. It…
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A Delighted God
…he rescued me because he delighted in me. Psalm 18:19 Whenever I see my granddaughter, I can’t help smiling. She brings joy to my heart. Usually she is smiling herself because she is a cheerful child who is generally happy. But even if she is asleep or sad, I still love to see her, and…
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Why I’m Leaving Facebook
I’ve put up with it for a long time now, this nagging feeling that I need to make a change. Every time I’m on Facebook, I leave feeling a bit worse than when I started. It’s like an itch I can’t reach or a mild toothache, a low-level irritation that never quite rises to the…
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Always the Poor
You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me. John 12:8 (NIV). How often I have heard this quoted along with the vague suggestion that giving to the poor is futile! Can this really be what Jesus meant? Did he mean that our efforts to eradicate poverty can never…