Archive for the ‘Gender’ Category
My Valentine Isn’t Perfect: Loving Permission to Fudge Perfection
October 16th, 2011 by Dale Fincher
Tweethttp://www.soulation.org/media/fledge_MyValentineIsntPerfect-Mix.mp3 My wife, Jonalyn, and I drove separately to our meeting at the bank: she coming from home and I from the library. After I parked, I noticed her car oddly pitched at the end of the row, angled into a perpendicular space, straddling two parking spots. One spot had posted in bold blue the [...]
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“Monster” at the Gas Station
October 16th, 2011 by Jonalyn Fincher
TweetDale recently got his Jeep lifted. And to celebrate he took me for a 4×4 adventure in a playground of off-roading trails near Big Bear Lake, CA. It was at our second stop for fuel that I noticed a glossy poster at eye level, advertising Monster Energy drinks-another one of those raise-you-up-knock-you-down caffeine beverages. This [...]
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Lost Words: Love – Love Needs Knowledge
May 22nd, 2011 by Jonalyn Fincher
Tweetfrom the archives We’ve been talking about the meaning of LOVE. Is it based on warm feelings or a gift from God? In the last article we re-visited some of the key verses that pop into our minds when we think of LOVE and what these verses mean. Here I want to give you some [...]
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Turning the Other Cheek (part 3) – Loving Confrontation
April 25th, 2011 by Jonalyn Fincher
TweetRead part 1 Read part 2 In the last fledge we talked about how the most important part about turning the other cheek is to admit you’ve been slapped. Admit it to yourself, to God, but not necessarily to the offender. That’s how David handled his pain. He told God again and again how he [...]
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Turning the Other Cheek (part 2) – Admitting It
April 25th, 2011 by Jonalyn Fincher
TweetRead part 1 Read part 3 In the last fledge we explained how every one of us has been “emotionally slapped” or treated cruelly by someone. How do we learn to turn the other cheek when we have been slapped? Let’s start with the example Jesus gave. Imagine getting slapped on the face. It stings, [...]
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