Relationally mapping your neighbourhood
From personal experience and a resource by KC Unde
Before we can begin blessing our neighbours or the people in our network of relationships, we have to know where our primary calling is and know the people who also exist in those places. How to do this..
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Timing of co-habitation and marital instability
From a report by the Institute of Family Studies
Marriages of those who moved in together before being engaged were 48% more likely to end than the marriages of those who only cohabited after being engaged or already married.
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How to take back your family’s Christmas
From an article by Happy Families
This Christmas, choose gratitude, forgiveness, service, and connection. This Christmas, choose joy. 7 strategies to beat the Christmas Grinch. 1. Create Some Structure. 2. Practice Acceptance. 3. Craft Your Joy...
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Asset Based Community Development for Churches - 1
From a webinar by Church Urban Fund
Sometimes answers lie within our community, within our shared experiences. Listening to one another, acknowledging our collective knowledge can guide us. But do our current responses exacerbate issues?
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From community engagement to ownership
From a resource by Facilitating Power
6 developmental phases - a pathway to strengthen, transform our communities. Thriving, diverse, equitable communities are possible through deep participation, unleashing capacity to address our toughest challenges.
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Confronting the toll of hook-up culture
From an article by The Institute of Family Studies
The consequences are tangible psychological distress, embarrassment, loss of respect, distrust, difficulties with maintaining steady relationships, STDs, depression, anxiety. We need to model something different.
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A mother’s answered prayer
From an article by The Salvation Army
At 16, Cindy started dating a young man and found herself pregnant. After months of painful decision making, she decided that adoption was the best route. Her son Tom was born and she held him for four days and prayed..
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