Who in your life makes you a better person? I just had lunch with a friend who is such a person. He is older, wiser, and helped me think through a life issue and a church issue as well. I am better off for having spent time with this friend. He is the kind of… Continue reading Five People I Need Around Me
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5 Ways to Communicate Value During Significant Moments
Last week was a busy time that included a funeral at our church on Friday and then a shower for our daughter the following day. In 24 hours, we went from grieving with our friends to a time of thankfulness and joy for our daughter and her fiance’. (They are getting married in August.) This… Continue reading 5 Ways to Communicate Value During Significant Moments
Do You Have Your Friend’s Back?
In the room were ministers from our city. Our host, a fellow minister, was closing out our time together. We all stood as we were about to pray. The host asked a long time minister, to pray. This minister then stood behind our host, put his hands on his shoulders and spoke these words to… Continue reading Do You Have Your Friend’s Back?
21 Ways to Upgrade Your Relationships (Part 5)
Want to upgrade your relationships? Consider these suggestions. (You can read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, and Part 4 here.) 14. Be a safe person. Trust is everything in relationships. If you are trustworthy and your friend is trustworthy, your friendship has a chance at being something very special. However, break… Continue reading 21 Ways to Upgrade Your Relationships (Part 5)
The Kind of Friends I Really Need
Last week, we sat with about four hundred other people at one end of Court Street in Florence, Alabama. The occasion was the annual W. C. Handy Jazz Festival. (Florence is where Charlotte grew up and where her mother and sister/brother-in-law still live.) The annual W. C. Handy Festival is quite an event with jazz… Continue reading The Kind of Friends I Really Need
Just Enough Time for What Matters
I have been on Facebook for about a year. What I absolutely love about Facebook is the opportunity to re-connect with friends from the past. In the past few months, I have had the opportunity to communicate with Frank, Gary, Debbie, John, Bob, Debbie, Rick, and today — Stan. I haven’t seen most of these… Continue reading Just Enough Time for What Matters
How Important Is a Friend?
She was watching me, that older daughter of mine. She was watching me as I enjoyed being with some longtime friends. One day on the telephone, she observed: "Dad, you are so relaxed when you are with those people. You laugh and seem so comfortable." She reminded me of how important and special good friends… Continue reading How Important Is a Friend?