Life With Others

Life With Others

The Pain of Loneliness

Is all our texting, DMing and emailing bringing us closer to people or creating barriers to authentic communication?

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An Easy Way to Make Friends and Lose Them

I worked at a clinic while in college, and once had an awkward interaction with a patient that still makes me uncomfortable when I think about it. I became a friendly acquaintance to a woman in her early 20s, and she wore what they call a “halo” around …

3 More Fun Things to Do This Thanksgiving

Last year, I offered a list of “5 Things to Do on Thanksgiving Besides Eat Turkey.” Among the suggestions on the list were turkey trotting, trying out a new recipe and seeking out people to spend the day with. Several people commented that incorporatin …

3 Unexpected Places to Find Community

A few days ago, a friend sent me this article about Commonspace, a “coliving” apartment building where 21 “microunits” will be built around a shared living space for cooking, eating and hanging out. For Millennials, who are generally getting married la …

The Odd Couple Out

What happens when your single friends give you the boot? That’s what happened to me when I started dating my now-husband. I had a wonderful group of single Christian friends. We’d meet multiple times a week. Life as a single was moving along just grand …

4 Christian Clichés That Need a Makeover

Several months ago, The Gospel Coalition published an excellent piece debunking a popular Christian saying. Mitch Chase writes: The saying “God will never give you more than you can handle” strikes a tone of fairness we instinctually like. There’s some …

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