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Reflections on the Passing of 2020 – The Year We Lost

Reflections on the Passing of 2020 – The Year We Lost

by Jeff | Dec 30, 2020 | Numbering Our Days

Well, technically we didn’t lose it, at least not in the sense of misplacing it. For many in our world, 2020 was their final year of life and a good many worldwide died of COVID-19. If you are still in the land of the living and can read this essay, then, you didn’t...
Thoughts on Friendship in a Facebook World, Pt. 3 How Do I Cultivate True Friends?

Thoughts on Friendship in a Facebook World, Pt. 3 How Do I Cultivate True Friends?

by Jeff | Dec 22, 2020 | Spiritual Reflections

Living in a Facebook world is to live in a world with hundreds of “friends,” many more relationships than people can manage. Rather than thinking of them as friends, it would be better to consider them acquaintances, business associates, clients, relatives,...
Thoughts on Friendship in a Facebook World, Pt. 2

Thoughts on Friendship in a Facebook World, Pt. 2

by Jeff | Dec 14, 2020 | Spiritual Reflections

It should come as no surprise that to last week’s essay, several friends responded positively on Facebook. Today I continue to explore the biblical idea of friend and my reasons for writing about this topic. When I first became an evangelical, I did so in the Southern...
Thoughts on Friendship in a Facebook World, Pt. 2

Thoughts on Friendship in a Facebook World, Part 1

by Jeff | Dec 8, 2020 | Spiritual Reflections

How many “friends” do you have on Facebook? It’s not an uncommon question in this social media driven world. Currently, Facebook limits the number of “friends” you can connect with to only five thousand! Only five thousand? What am I going to do about the rest of my...

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