Category Archives: Friends

The Mission of God: Blessed to be a Blessing

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Jason

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us — so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. Psalm 67:1-2 Why does God bless His people? Is … Continue reading →

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Old Friends

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Jason

One of the best things about old friends is that they’ve known you long enough to have seen you at your worst. And yet they still choose to love you anyway.

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A Tremendous Christmas Gift

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Jason

One of my good friends gave me a tremendous Christmas gift this year. He scanned hundreds and hundreds of old photos so I would have digital copies of them, many of them going back to my childhood or the early … Continue reading →

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Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Respect, Part 3

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Jason

The boundary problem of compliance Compliance is when we don’t respect ourselves enough to maintain healthy boundaries. Compliant people have “fuzzy” boundaries. Their “yes” and their “no” doesn’t really mean anything. An example of this is the person who claims … Continue reading →

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Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Respect, Part 1

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Jason

In our Boundaries series, we have identified three biblical principles for developing healthy boundaries: Today we turn our attention to the third of these principles: the principle of respect. Healthy relationships are founded upon mutual respect. When someone shows that … Continue reading →

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Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Reaping, Part 3

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Jason

So here’s an example of what this looks like. Or, rather, what this sounds like: This gives some good examples of language that reflects healthy boundaries. I especially want to highlight two of these: I will end this phone call … Continue reading →

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Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Reaping, Part 1

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Jason

We have been reflecting on some of the biblical principles God has given to help us develop healthy boundaries. In this series, we have identified three of these principles: We looked at the first of these last week. This week, … Continue reading →

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The Five Love Languages: Quality Time, Part 3

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Jason

I want to close out this portion of the love language series with another look at Scripture. This might be the most powerful example of quality time I can find in the Bible. Now when Job’s three friends heard of … Continue reading →

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The Five Love Languages: Words of Affirmation, Part 2

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Jason

A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Proverbs 25:11 Gold stands out, even when surrounded by silver. And the writer of Proverbs says that the right word spoken at the right time stands … Continue reading →

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Thankful for Friends

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Jason

Our hearts have been warmed over the past few days by receiving pictures from some of our good friends who have been on campus at Harding University recently. They’ve made it a point to seek out the twins and spend … Continue reading →

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