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Tagged With: relationships

You’re just miserable

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Addis Andy

Here’s just a quick note on dealing with people, and dealing with ourselves.

I used Job 16:2 as the reference.

Just as a FYI… I shot this, edited, uploaded and posted on an iPhone… Just wanted to know if I could Continue reading »

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You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me?

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Addis Andy

Dealing with conflict.

Everyone deals with it, but the question is how do you deal. There are constructive and destructive ways to deal with almost anything including conflict, criticism and stupidity.

Hmm… that last descriptor is less from my Bible Study and more from the movie I just caught last night: GI JOE.

I so loved it. I was 11 again.

If one of the JOEs ran into conflict they’d blow it up, punch it in the face, or just kill it.

And, as machismo and testosterone driven as that is (and, oh so appealing for so many situations), I don’t think it’s the answer for the Christ follower in conflict. Continue reading »

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I Feel So Left Out

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Addis Andy

Have you ever missed out on a good thing because you haven’t been willing to do the hard thing?

The obvious answers lie before us like broken toys on a toddler’s bedroom floor (man, I have to get some non-parental metaphors):

· The better body we always wanted, but never produced because sit ups cost more than Ding Dongs

· The training and education we were always going to pursue later when we had more time (you can stop laughing now)

· The career or life goal that was actually achievable, but never achieved because it required a change that you still haven’t found the words to share with “you know who”

· The savings account that never was because the flat panel, the ipod, the boat, the new car, the… oh, you get it! Continue reading »

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