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Defeat the “Mean Spirit” Button
Just as the children of godly, loving parents don’t always take on the loving characteristics of their parents, God’s children can also choose to be unkind and sometimes just plain mean. And, those who don’t know Jesus as their Savior point to those unkind Christians and say, “Why should I join your team? I’m nicer than she is!” Engaging unbelieving co-workers This topic came up in a class I was teaching about intentionally engaging unbelievers in your life to show them who Christ is as they observe your own life. The hope is that you will be able to lead them to faith in Christ and help them to grow…
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Cultivating Friendships & Female Allies
Listen to the nightly news, read just-released statistics, talk to a few friends––and you’ll hear over and over again the hard realities of mandated isolation, increased challenges in daily life, and mounting obstacles as working women navigate the lingering effects of this pandemic. Now more than ever we need to forge bonds of sisterhood with the women in our circles.
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Part Four- Demonstrating love through acts of service
It was the middle of January and unseasonably cold and miserable weather for Texas. Rain was coming down in sheets. We were on our way home from a family dinner night. As we sat at the intersection waiting for the light to change we couldn’t help but notice a woman standing on the corner fighting the wind and rain with her umbrella. As we watched, the woman’s umbrella turned inside out and and rained pelted her. “Oh no!” my daughter said. And we all groaned in sympathy. Glad to see the bus coming to pick the woman up, I said to my daughter, “well at least she is going to…