Posts tagged “Gentleness”
Let’s be presumptive positive
Two months ago I didn’t even know the words presumptive positive could go together. Then, in the beginning of August, 77 NFL players’ COVID-19…
Patience
My pastor said in a sermon, “Patience is going at someone else’s speed.” Wow! That is profound. I never heard that before. I was…
My negativity
Here are some things that drive me crazy: people who are always criticizing other people, people who are always finding fault with every event,…
Watch your mouth
I’m a big fan of words and talking with both people I know and people I’m about to know. This is a positive because…
New Year, new you?
New Year’s resolutions can be good. They motivate. They’re a plan for doing better in the future. They can be a great way to…
God help me assume the best and speak no ill
“We should fear and love God that we do not tell lies about our neighbor, betray him, or give him a bad name, but…
4 kinds of sins (and the 1 God prefers)
If you’re going to sin against God, make sure you sin against him in the right way. Obviously, God doesn’t want you to sin…
I’m tired of rivalries
In the past two weeks, I’ve had a couple of people from two different schools say things—either outright or subtly—to let me know we…
Forgive and learn
Perhaps you’re familiar with the saying “forgive and forget.” This concept takes its cue from God’s Word in Jeremiah 31:34: “I will forgive their…
Praying at our wits’ end
We hit our limits by getting ahead of ourselves: stretching, trying, straining, falling, adjusting, and trying again. We gain wisdom from overreaching. We learn…