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April 16, 2020
Made for Community
What does a full heart look like? Brennan Manning tells the story of a man named Ed Farrell, who traveled from his home in Detroit to spend a two-week vacation in Ireland to celebrate his uncle’s eightieth birthday. When the great day dawned, Ed and his uncle rose early to greet the sun. They walked […]
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April 15, 2020
Building community
When our first daughter, Laura, needed comforting during infancy, Nancy and I would usually use one of two phrases. When Laura was crying and we didn’t know why, when we had tried all the obvious solutions like feeding her and taking care of hygiene issues and she was still distressed, we would hold her and […]
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April 14, 2020
The health consequences of loneliness
Community is what you were created for. It is God’s desire for your life. It is the one indispensable condition for human flourishing. According to Jean Vanier, “A community is not simply a group of people who live together and love each other. It is a place of resurrection.” Life-giving Relationships “With billions of people […]
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Loneliness kills
The Bible says it is not good that man would be alone. Science agrees: Loneliness is tied to hardening of the arteries (which leads to high blood pressure), inflammation in the body, and even problems with learning and memory. Even fruit flies that are isolated have worse health and die sooner than those that interact […]
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April 13, 2020
Mental Focus
Bob Dwyer loved college life. He had his own apartment near Northeastern Illinois University, where he pursued a degree in interdisciplinary studies. In April 2019, he took his final exam in a conflict communication course and then walked across the stage for his diploma in May. Nothing special about that for your typical college graduate—except […]
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The “Human-shaped Void”
We were made to know oneness. That is why loneliness is so painful. In the story of the Creation in the book of Genesis, a little refrain keeps recurring: “And God said…and it was so…and God saw that it was good.” The writer is emphasizing that everything that exists is the effortless activity of an […]
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April 11, 2020
Men mighty in prayer
WE are constantly on a stretch, if not on a strain, to devise new methods, new plans, new organizations to advance the Church and secure enlargement and efficiency for the gospel. This trend of the day has a tendency to lose sight of the man or sink the man in the plan or organization. God’s […]
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