To be almost saved is to be completely lost: Tim Challies begins, “Along the coast of New York is a little town called East Hampton. And I recently read that there is a cemetery in East Hampton where you can find 12 identical graves that have been laid side by side. There’s a story behind them, of course.”
All the ways I’ve hated myself: Brittany Allen shares, “This bully has been berating me for years. In fact, I’m not sure I’ve ever been rid of her. Because, as you probably already guessed, she is me.”
How forgiveness displays the gospel to our kids: Hayley Satrom says, “It’s important that we model doing the hard thing of asking others for forgiveness. But let’s not stop there. Let’s also model running to the Lord, not away from the Lord, when we mess up. Let’s entreat our kids to pray with us for God to do the work in our hearts that we can’t do by ourselves.”
The one quality most super-agers share: Dana Smith says, “Researchers think that may be because socializing could help to protect against declines in brain volume that happen with age and isolation.”
The perfect hug length to improve immunity and reduce stress: Mercura Wang reports, “These findings suggest that hugging, in addition to being an affectionate human behavior, is also a surprisingly effective defense against stress-related illness, boosting the immune system.”

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