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We Need Friends and Family. Proverbs 14:4.

When you have a houseful of children it is easy to daydream of a life alone. All the rooms are clean and Mom slips into a bubble bath whispering the old slogan, “Calgon, take me away!” People are tough. In Jean Paul Sartre’s play NO EXIT, the characters, now dead and condemned to hell, realizeContinue reading “We Need Friends and Family. Proverbs 14:4.”

CALLED TO SOLITUDE, EVEN LONELINESS. Mark 1:12.

Sometimes God calls us to solitude, times when life is reduced to a single relationship: me and God. He may use physical isolation—some move to a new city or take a long journey. Others never leave the city, yet find themselves alone. Don’t despair. Godly solitude is a time to draw near to God; aContinue reading “CALLED TO SOLITUDE, EVEN LONELINESS. Mark 1:12.”

Solitude v. Isolation.

I’m good at solitude. I’ve never been unhappy alone. But I remember times when being alone felt unhealthy and I had to go be with people. When solitude turns into isolation, it’s time to find some fellowship. We need solitude. We need quiet and “white space” in our lives. But more as a retreat—you getContinue reading “Solitude v. Isolation.”