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Posted on August 23, 2021August 20, 2021

Who is it for?

“... I suggest one form of rationing which we ought to impose on ourselves. Abstain from all thinking about other people’s faults, unless your duties…

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Posted on August 21, 2021August 21, 2021

Tactful disagreement

Dale Carnegie, in his classic, How to Win Friends & Influence People, cites an article that offers some helpful suggestions for how to handle disagreements…

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Posted on August 2, 2021July 29, 2021

Adversity and friendship

Before you make a friend eat a bushel of salt with him.George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The Complete English Works, 275. This saying is funny almost…

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Posted on July 17, 2021July 15, 2021

A listening ear

One pair of ears draws dry a hundred tongues.George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The Complete English Works, 272. This saying points out that the ratio of…

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Posted on July 1, 2021June 30, 2021

The good friend

Derek Kidner, in his commentary on Proverbs, offers the following outline describing "The Good Friend" according to the Proverbs in the Bible. Four Features of…

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Posted on June 24, 2021June 25, 2021

Trade places?

Seneca advised that people should allow only those to influence them “who teach us by their lives, who tell us what we ought to do…

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Posted on June 14, 2021June 11, 2021

Like a tree

"It is dangerous to explain too clearly to man how like he is to the animals without pointing out his greatness. It is also dangerous…

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Posted on June 12, 2021June 11, 2021

Presence

I wrote here about the importance of committing to a group in order to be able to contribute and receive a sense of belonging. "Join…

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Posted on June 11, 2021June 11, 2021

Small memories

My retired friend shared how much it meant to him that his Grandfather would take him into his garden with a couple of salt shakers…

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Posted on May 20, 2021May 19, 2021

The little things

Some problems present all at once. They pounce. They're unforeseen, and impossible to mitigate with preventative measures. Other problems seem to present all at once,…

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