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An Introvert’s Guide to Dating and Relationships

Last week, I wrote about some of the ways introverts can build community. This week, I want to focus on how introverts can operate in relationships with people who are more extroverted. While it can be a challenge to mesh two different personality type …

Stop Making Excuses and Start Making Plans

Sometimes it’s easier to make excuses why we can’t do something than it is to make plans on how to do it. When it comes to our faith, how often do we find reasons not to take part in outreach because we think it’s something beyond our skill set? “I’m t …

Five Questions with Jena Lee Nardella

When Jena Lee Nardella graduated from college at 22, she had a dream to bring clean water to thirsty, third-world communities in Africa. After the meeting the band Jars of Clay, which already had a heart for the clean-water cause, Nardella teamed up wi …

An Introvert’s Guide to Fostering Community

As an introvert, I’ve always struggled with maintaining a strong community. I hesitate when making commitments because sometimes I would rather stay at home and have a quiet evening — even though I have those all the time. It has nothing to do with bei …

The Multicultural Church

In the last 20 years, multiculturalism has increasingly become a hallmark of the western megachurch. A global focus, an ethnically diverse congregation, a mission to reach local communities regardless of race or background — these have become standards …

Adventures in Long-Distance Dating

You know how people say if you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans? While I’m not sure of the theology of this phrase, there is some truth to God working in our lives in the very way we said would never happen. Last February I was coming off a …

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