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Dear Aaby: What If I Can’t Have Unchurched Friends?
I recently received what I consider to be my most difficult Dear Aaby question. As many readers know, I have created an online blog advice column which is similar to Syndicated Columnist Dear Abby.
Read More »Dear Aaby: Creating Unchurched Relationships
Every week advice columnist Abigail Van Buren, aka “Dear Abby,” answers questions from readers around the globe. Her answers appear in about 1400 newspapers! My guess is that in 50-plus years of this column
Read More »Dear Aaby: After the Camp
The Dear Aaby segment was created as a Question and Answer blog, similar to the “Dear Abby” advice column that has existed since 1956, by Abigain Van Buren. Our “Aaby,” Brian Aaby, has served
Read More »Dear Aaby: Take The Lead
Pauline Phillips, aka Abigail Van Buren, made famous the advice column “Dear Abby” back in 1956 and though my last name is often misspelled, A-B-B-Y, I don’t believe that Abby ever dealt with questions
Read More »Dear Aaby: Holiday Red Cups and Spiritual Conversations
In our media-drenched society advice columnists can be found virtually anywhere. However, the most famous is arguably Dear Abby. Capitalizing on the name, this Aaby, with the correct spelling I might add, takes the
Read More »Dear Aaby: Partnering Public and Home School Students
Growing up with my last name had it’s challenges, on top of ALWAYS being first in the alphabet (seriously, who can beat two A’s follow by a B?), I had to deal with some
Read More »Dear Aaby: A More Intentional Scavenger Hunt
Abigail Van Buren was the pen name given for Pauline Phillips, the author of “Dear Abby” an advice column that has been around since 1956. As you can imagine, I have been addressed as
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