Faith Reflections

Matt Garvin’s ongoing wrestle with faith and life

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    • Marriage
    • Parenting and Family
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  • Community,  Relationships

    It is nice to have an exhibit ‘A’ of someone managing conflict morally

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    One of the great challenges with being part of a community is that people are painful. I love the quote from Henri Nouwen: Community is the place where the person you least want to live with always lives. Sometimes that person can be me. I can be a real mongrel sometimes. Other times though, it is other people who are being the mongrel and what do you do? I’ve had a few disagreements lately so I’ve been thinking a bit about the best ways to manage it. Fortunately Jesus knows we are all mongrels and actually lays out a step by step plan for what to do when you think…

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