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The Truest Test of our Faith
04/19/07 05:02 PM
After lunch today, Laurie and I were enjoying a cup
of coffee together. We were talking about the
importance of relationships and she read me a couple
of discussion questions from the study guide in the
back of Brennan Manning's Abba's Child.
They were excellent! So much so, I thought I would pass them along for you to consider as well.
After asking the group to read Matthew 12:17-21 and Galatians 5:6 together, he wrote, "The truest test of our faith is how we live with each other day by day." And then he posed the following for reflection and discussion:
They were excellent! So much so, I thought I would pass them along for you to consider as well.
After asking the group to read Matthew 12:17-21 and Galatians 5:6 together, he wrote, "The truest test of our faith is how we live with each other day by day." And then he posed the following for reflection and discussion:
- Do I give life to others or do I drain life from others through my negativity?
- In my relationships do I leave a person feeling a little better or a little worse?
- Am I in the habit of offering to others what they need most for their lives - a word of encouragement?