You: Hey Jared — I saw you watching Molly at the event yesterday. You like her? Jared: Oh man, she’s gorgeous! And I think she’s nice — I’ve heard her talking after group a few times and I like the way she is. She’s funny, but she knows how to get serious. I think she’s […]
Category: relationships
Adult children
Think about your boss if you have one. How does your boss treat you? Like a professional? A respected colleague? An adult? Or like a problem, a liability, or a kid? One of our students is working as a carpenter this summer. He’s part of a crew upgrading a vast campus of buildings. And the […]
How would Jesus resolve this one?
We encourage students to do what Jesus would do. Good idea, and not a bad exercise for adults either. For example . . . A friend told us about a lose-lose situation at his church. An older church that’s no longer thriving, they own tons of property from their glory days. So much property the […]
Apologizing
I met a man in the church library who didn’t know any Scripture. This guy was hungry for Bible teaching, but all the adult Sunday school classes were studying Christian books or watching parenting videos. He was frustrated, but also eager to grow — so for nine months I read the Bible with him during […]