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Some Debts Cannot Be Paid With Money

We have become very accustomed to measuring debt in money. We borrow money, and we repay money. We buy something on credit, and eventually the bill arrives. We understand financial debt because it has a number attached to it. We know what we owe, when it is due, and what happens if we don’t pay. …

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The menu of relationships

What are you serving the people who sit at your table? I have been thinking about something that has become increasingly profound to me: perhaps every relationship we have is a meal we share. People come into our lives, and in one way or another, they sit at our table. Some stay for a short …

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Book Forward: The Reasons We Stay – Learning to love someone deeply and still knowing when you cannot stay. – A Book by Gerald Crawford (2026)

A Letter to Louise Swart of Bothaville, Free State, South Africa Dear Louise, In the beginning of relationships, we find many reasons to stay. We see the beauty in each other. We discover the things that make us laugh, the things that excite us, the dreams we share, and the moments that make us believe …