The faithful and true friend when you’re lonely

Woman sits alone by the water.

by Johanna I love it here, but some days I feel very alone. I’ve cried on three out of eight Sundays that we’ve been here because those are the days that seem to remind me the most that this doesn’t always feel like “home.” I long for the beginning of just one dear friendship with…

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Loving and accepting others as they are

Fred Rogers in his iconic red cardigan.

When we love a person, we accept him or her exactly as is: the lovely with the unlovely, the strong with the fearful, the true mixed in with the façade, and of course, the only way we can do it is by accepting ourselves that way.― Fred Rogers Let go: Are there people in your life…

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Simple hearts in a complex world

Mary holding baby Jesus in manger.

By Brian Morykon, Director of Communications at Renovaré Somewhere along the line, Christmas got complicated. Maybe it doesn’t have to be. Just saying that feels idealistic—I’ve got three kids and a mortgage—but dream with me for a minute. Some complexity is an unavoidable consequence of living in the modern age. The rest of it is…

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