Prayer for Times of Agony in the Garden

We all have at least one moment in our lives where we are in agony, and faced with doing what we want, rather than what God is asking of us. Perhaps this simple prayer for just those times will touch you and inspire you to remember Jesus' example of "Thy will be done."

#WorthRevisit: Murky Waters of Friendship

"However, when you realize that your friendships “for a season” are over, it makes it more difficult to just “unfriend” them on social media without hurting the other person’s feelings, even when it isn’t about any personal decision, but rather about you recognizing the friendship’s season has run its course." The past few months have seen a resurgence of this internal struggle.

Murky Waters of Friendship

Once upon a time, I had a community organization and development class in my Masters program which touched on types of friendships. The professor had argued that there were two types of friends/friendships, based loosely on Max Weber, based even more loosely on Ferdinand Toennies' sociological types of groups in society: 1.) Gemeinschaft friendships are … Continue reading Murky Waters of Friendship