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Your right hand is only most useful when you also have a left. Although you cando a lot with only one hand, hands work better

Your right hand is only most useful when you also have a left. Although you cando a lot with only one hand, hands work better

“Our report suggests that 36% of all Americans—including 61% of young adultsand 51% of mothers with young children—feel ‘serious loneliness.’ Notsurprisingly, loneliness appears to have

In an interview, Shona Murray comments on the sense of being overwhelmed and burned-out from the tasks of her life. She said she received gifts

You got a friend in me” The Randy Newman song can be heard throughout every Toy Story movie. The original movie, Toy Story (directed by

We aren’t meant to walk alone: “Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart / And you’ll never walk alone.” These lyrics from “You’ll

DNA is the code of life. Your DNA defines (physically) who you are. It not only defines who you are but also tells where you

One of the most powerful examples of a community is a team. Whether it is a World Cup soccer team or fictional superheroes like the

The COVID-19 pandemic created a situation many people had never considered:forced separation from one another—and for some, total isolation. This situation resulted in a variety

In the last few years, the media has given attention to the notion of chosen family, with traditions such as Friendsgiving gaining momentum. Friendsgiving acknowledges

We can demonstrate the love of God well when we act as an aggregate, a whole formed by collecting many parts into one group, class,

“Within a shrouded New Zealand forest, a tree stump keeps itself alive by holding onto the roots of its neighboring trees, exchanging water and resources

The human family unit is meant to be a small model of how the family of God works. Christians are called to treat each other

Church is a bit like a family reunion. You don’t get to pick who is invited. Family is family. The church family is sometimes just

In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul describes the church as a body that is made up of individuals. However, though it is made up of individuals,

Social media has become the photo album of the day, highlighting everyone’s best times and memories—and it feels upsetting. Why isn’t anyone being real? Everything

Remember that part of being a disciple is making disciples—obeying Jesus’s Matthew 28 command (which applies to us, as it endures “to the end of

Can you imagine hosting a dinner party where instead of having friends come over and share their lives with you, they came dressed for a

While the internet provides very valuable tools, tutoring for our children, directions on fixing the washing machine, and online Bible studies galore, nothing can replace

We are in a spiritual war (Ephesians 6:12–18) against our Enemy, the devil, who is out to devour us (1 Peter 5:8–9). If we isolate

Christian communities are a place where we can have a foretaste of heaven here on earth. What’s a foretaste? Have you ever cooked bacon before?