What Matters Most

As I was reading Rick Warren's The Purpose-Driven Life, the text for Day 16 made such an impact on me. Read it below. What Matters Most No matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love.  1 Corinthians 13:3b (Msg) Love meant living the way God commanded...

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Constant Change

Last Sunday, March 21, my senior students had their graduation ceremony. In one way or another, all of them had become my friends during their last year in college, when I handled a couple of their classes. A few of them, though, were already my close friends even before that. In this particular...

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Befriending Depression

It's almost unbelievable how so many of my close friends have depression. Just a few years ago, I wasn't even aware that depression was an illness. Now, I see that a number of the people dearest to me have it. And no, I'm not talking about "my-girlfriend-or-boyfriend-broke-up-with-me" grief here....

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