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Are you a “Reconciling Stalker”??
Yesterday, I had a challenging, interesting, and fun email exchange with a woman who was trying to reconcile to a good friend. It had been years since they had even spoken with one another and she was feeling convicted about some of the “logs” in her eye and wondering whether she should contact her estranged friend and make an apology. One portion of our email exchange was SUCH a blessing to me that I asked for her permission to share it with you (and she said, “Sure!”) so here it is (edited for confidentiality and clarity): Tara- thanks for writing back- I am very encouraged about things with “Mary”- God…
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When to Overlook and When to Confront
Recently, Tim Challies linked to a (great) blog post he wrote back in 2008: Overlooking an Offense In it, he cites Chris Brauns’ Unpacking Forgiveness, which is definitely worth the read on this topic. As is my favorite book to work through if you or someone you love is struggling with bitterness and unforgiveness: Nancy Leigh DeMoss’s Choosing Forgiveness. But of course I can’t think about this topic without specifically remembering one of my favorite questions from one of my blog readers. Ever. I talked about it in this post from 2006: Are You a “Reconciling Stalker”?? And (also of course) my brain automatically hyperlinks to the one modern book that I truly…
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Need to Get Right with the Lord
I received a sweet email today from someone from my past who reconnected with me because of my blog, and I thought one of you might be even a tiny bit encouraged by my response to her. She talked in her email about “needing to get right with the Lord” and how my blog has helped her to remember that even the people who can SEEM like they have such happy (“perfect”) lives, struggle too. Here is my (edited / identifying information removed / slightly altered to hide some facts) reply: It’s so nice to hear from you! I’m very glad that my blog is even a tiny encouragement to…
