I’ve been thinking over the last few weeks and months about friendship. Often, we don’t realize the impact particular people have on our lives until they no longer fill that role, and I’m not sure how to change that and recognize those influences while they’re still around. How exactly does one measure friendship? We’ve probably…
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Enduring Friends
Last week I wrote a bit about foundations, a theme which seems to come up repeatedly in my thoughts. This week I’m visiting another “frequent flier” topic – that of friendship, specifically long-term friendships. I was commenting recently on how I’ve seen friendships come and go over the last 10+ years, and the last three…
Odder Than You Could Have Believed
One of the books I’m reading this year is a daily devotional comprised of selections from the works of C. S. Lewis. It’s likely never going to be my favorite of his works – there’s a thing called context that adds significant meaning and emphasis, and much of it is missing in a book such…
On Friendship
Disclaimer and total honesty: I’ve been staring at my screen for three days, and these thoughts on friendship just are not coalescing into a good post. You get my rambling and disconnected thoughts anyway. “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” (Proverbs 13:20). These words have echoed…