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Fostering Community

Over these past few posts we have been talking about Loneliness and How to Combat Loneliness.  Probably not a huge surprise, but we combat loneliness through relationships.  More specifically, healthy relationships where we feel safe and seen.  These relationships fall into one of two categories: We covered friendships in – How to be a Good Friend & What…

Combatting Loneliness  

In my pervious post – An Epidemic of Loneliness, we explored the prevalence of loneliness and its negative health effects.  But how do we effectively combat loneliness?  The simple and yet simultaneously not so simple answer: relationships. Relationships give us connection.  When we feel lonely, it is an indication that there is a gap between…

Friend of Jesus

I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. John 15:15 NIV Recently I have been arranging play dates for my son with classmates. My hope in arranging these…