Hey there friend! I hope it’s OK that I call you friend. If you are visiting my blog, either for the first time or fairly regularly, I want you to know I consider you just that — a friend.

Friends come in all shapes and sizes, they come and go at different ages and life stages, they can be online or in real life, and I believe one of the indicators of a true friend is they not only encourage and cheer for you, but they challenge and sharpen you.

Recently, an online friend challenged me to revisit this post and add practical examples of each of the four statements that spoke to the difference between culture and scripture. She felt that real life examples would be a powerful addition to the original post. That’s the reason for this new post, this more detailed post, that says the same thing, but in a slightly different, and hopefully more relatable way.

I pray it encourages you just as much as the challenge to evaluate and enhance the post encouraged me. I am a firm believer that when we seek to know more, we can always grow more.

So, Gina, this is for you, but I pray it blesses others, too...