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Beyond Friendly
Trust modern culture to turn an ancient and beautiful human custom into a multi-million dollar business. Today, hospitality is ranked as the world’s number one service industry. In ancient times, and...
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BFF?
Not all friendships are created equal. Different friends relate to us in different ways, for different purposes and according to the various seasons and opportunities of our lives. The failure to make...
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Alone and Not Afraid
Triona had a great plan. Her idea was to wander Nelson studying birds for seven hours without parental supervision . . . not going to happen! But she was determined to spend one whole day of Spring...
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1953
I walk by an old, well-worn photo of my parents every day. According to the note on the back, in my Dad’s handwriting, the photo was taken in front of Glasgow’s Maryhill Barracks in 1953. They stand...
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On Hiatus
It’s been a year since I built the Strong Mercy blog. The title comes from one of my favourite interpretations of the Hebrew word, Hesed. It refers to a deep, covenant loyalty – the kind of love that...
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Hitching a Ride
On a sunny evening in August, we sat on the red bench outside our local Dairy Queen to enjoy some frozen sugar and do some people watching. Across the street, just before the Big Orange Bridge, several...
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