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A La Carte (June 17)

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4 Ways to Reach a Child’s Heart – “Not just any fatherly involvement can reach the hearts of our children.” Rick Phillips describes the kind that can.

Children of the Moon – This is fascinating: “Albinos make up between 5 and 10 percent of the roughly 80,000 indigenous Gunas who live on the mainland of the Guna Yala region and its islands.”

Will You Forgive Me? – I’m far better at saying, “I’m sorry” than asking, “Will you forgive me?” For that reason this article challenged me.

When Does Adulthood Begin? – More and more people are linking adulthood not with age but with economics.

How Exciting Should Our Services Be? – Bob Kauflin is the go-to guy for questions like this. “The alternative to making our meetings more ‘exciting’ isn’t trying to bore people. But Sunday mornings aren’t New Year’s Eve celebrations. They aren’t rock concerts.”

A Self-Pity Refresher – “Self-pity: a self-absorbed, feeling sorry for oneself fueled by a high view of self, a low view of God, and an attitude of entitlement.”

A great company of saints witnesses to the fact that we can indeed flourish without romance, marriage, or children.

—Wesley Hill

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