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On the Nature of Friendship and Having Too Many Expectations
I have been reflecting on the nature of relationships and friendships lately and have wondered whether I have placed too much burden and too many expectations on my friends. I desire to have close...
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On Friendship and Grace
Why is it that so many of us desire and long for friendship? Why is friendship so elusive and seemingly difficult. For the past two weeks, I’ve read and reflected on Brennan Manning’s memoir All is...
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A Chance Encounter: Finding Serendipity and Friendship
At a conference this past week, I had dinner with someone who shared a remarkable story with me about a seemingly chance encounter. Rick was having dinner with a friend at a hotel bar. After dinner,...
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Having a Conversation at Cafe Strada
When I was an undergraduate at UC Berkeley, I was member of a Christian fraternity. One of the most enjoyable parts of our fraternity was the conversation. We had members from nearly every kind of...
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On Friendship and Grace (Talking about Brennan Manning)
Here is my December 10, 2011 blog article on Brennan Manning’s memoir All is Grace. This past Friday, Brennan Manning went home to his final rest in heaven. Although I’m someone often given to self...
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Interracial Friendships and Risk Taking (A Dialogue on Faith and Race)
When I was a kid growing up in Southern California, we lived in a racially mixed neighborhood. Many of our neighbors and most of my childhood friends were Mexican-American. I spent many summer days...
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