The evangelical movement has become just a bit victimized by a success-oriented culture wanting the church - like the corporation - to be successful.

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The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion who can stay with us in an

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares.

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning that without listening speaking no

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning that without listening speaking no longer heals that without distance closeness cannot cure.

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us we often find that it

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us we often find that it is those who instead of giving advice solutions or cures have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.

The journey from teaching about love to allowing myself to be loved proved much longer than I reali

The journey from teaching about love to allowing myself to be loved proved much longer than I realised.

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