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I think of the ways my hair has been worn through the years, how my hair tells the story of my life.
Deidra Riggs
Love isn't enough.
Duane Scott
We continue our discussion on David Brooks' The Social Animal
Laura J. Boggess
Choosing to stick it out when commitment calls.
Cheryl Smith
Finding solace when psychiatry and faith collide
Christine A. Scheller
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Feb 8, 2012

Start-up Lessons: Raising the Bar

Claire Burge

The space could easily be mistaken for an expansive art studio. The floors are old sleeper beams. The sash windows creak and need a stiff jolt to open. The red brick walls mixed in with stark white paint create an eclectic feel....

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Feb 8, 2012

I Do: Frayed

Duane Scott

Editor's Note: This month we're in a series exploring the joys and struggles of marriage, broaching the topic from multiple angles for the sake of helping, healing, and considering. He sits silent, nervously plucking the frayed threads on the arm-rest of the chair across from my desk, and I think of torn hearts and how he's grasping at onl...

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Feb 7, 2012

Beware the False Signs of Success

Sue Miley

The people around us always seem to look shinier and newer and better than what we have going on. Why is it so easy to get sucked into a view of success that may only be a facade, rather than the true reality?...

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Feb 6, 2012

Book Club: The Ups and Downs

laura boggess

When I read our chapters for the book club this week, I couldn’t help reflecting back to when we first started reading The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement. What were David Brooks’ opening lines in the introduction of this ambitious book? Do you remember?...

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Feb 6, 2012

Nothing Deceptive About It

Howard E. Butt, Jr.

To Jack, the new guy looked like an unmade bed.  Slacks with no crease. Shoes scuffed. Hair messy. The guy’s shirt style was perfect—for ten years ago....

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Feb 3, 2012

Saturday Night Live: Last Word on Finances

Sam Van Eman

Some believe money is the root of all evil; others believe evil comes from the lack of money. I'm not convinced either is true. Money certainly touches us, and we find that we're connected to those touches more than we care to admit....

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Feb 3, 2012

Till Money Do Us Part

Cheryl Smith

“I can’t do this anymore!” he says through clenched teeth. His hands clutch the dark waves of hair now mixed with a hint of gray. I try swallowing the lump in my throat. In our nearly five and a half years of marriage, Peter has been the family CFO....

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Feb 2, 2012

Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer, Part 6: Holistic Mental Health

Christine A. Scheller

  Part 1,  Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 “The desire for immediate relief from specific problems has driven Christians and psychiatrists to seek and prescribe quick solutions with little attention paid to the whole person....

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Feb 4, 2012

I Do: Struggle

Glynn Young

Editor's Note: For the month of February, we're launching a series exploring the joys and struggles of marriage, broaching the topic from multiple angles for the sake of helping, healing, and considering. I'm not a child of divorce, but I have a half-brother and half-sister who are....

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Feb 1, 2012

I Do: Belonging

Jennifer Dukes Lee

Editor's Note: For the month of February, we're launching a series exploring the joys and struggles of marriage, broaching the topic from multiple angles for the sake of helping, healing, and considering. I found the letter the other day on the top shelf of the closet, where all the forgotten things go. It was the only letter my father...

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Hopeful Grief: Personal Examples

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I realize that the notion of hopeful grief might still seem odd to you. If you just joined us, you might want to check out Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s reflections, in which I explain that Christians are free to grieve, but with grief shaped by hope. This hope, which is confident expectation, is based on the bedrock of the resurrection.... Read More +

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