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Setting Healthy Boundaries in the Workplace

By Terry MacCabe   A friend who works in a government office recently told me about an experience he had at work. A few months after arriving at his office a woman had launched harassment charges against several male coworkers.  My friend was transferred shortly thereafter, but a few months later received a phone call […]

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Playing with Boxes

By T.R. Robertson   It’s the stereotypical Christmas. The kids open their presents and before you know it, they’re in the middle of the living room playing with the boxes, ignoring their wonderful gifts.  Sunday mornings can be a lot like Christmas morning as churchgoers play around with their favorite boxes.  Box Seat Christians have […]

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In the World — December 30, 2012

By Christy Barritt   University Reinstates Official with Opposing Views The chief diversity officer at Gallaudet University in Maryland will be reinstated after being put on leave for signing a petition to put Maryland’s gay marriage law on the ballot. The administrator, Dr. Angela McCaskill, signed a petition while at her church, but hasn’t openly […]

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Where You Live — for December 30, 2012

By Dan Lentz   1. Ask group members to share pictures from their purse, wallet, or phone of a person or event that’s been meaningful to them recently. Ask, “What made you take this picture or keep the picture with you?”   Read Ephesians 5:18—6:4.   2. What does it look like in practical terms […]