Posts tagged “Goodness”
Special treatment
I’ve noticed something interesting that happens whenever I get a new smartphone (which isn’t all that often). As soon as it enters my possession,…
Ask for the ancient paths
It is the conceit of the young to imagine that their age is the most enlightened in history, that technology has changed everything, that…
Prodigalish
In his book the Prodigal God, Timothy Keller takes another look at Jesus’ well-known parable of Luke 15. The heading someone put in our…
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,…
Is following God like eating boiled brussels sprouts?
My mother is a good cook, so I enjoyed almost everything she made when I was a kid. But every once in a while…
What’s your action plan?
Death made headlines again. Immediately after the news of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash spread, the posts on social media were begging us to hug…
Giving and sharing
By definition, giving is a sacrifice. It is taking something we value and presenting it to someone we value even more, expecting nothing in…
Behind the tongue
Words are extremely powerful things. Nations have rallied together because of a single speech. Top-level leaders of huge companies have fallen because of what…
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…
What are you filling up on?
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you didn’t surprise yourself? You know, those moments when something comes out of your mouth that catches even you…
Exercise your faith!
Every year around this time of year, people come out of their food- and Christmas celebration-induced haze and realize their pants don’t fit quite…
Resolve to serve
Happy New Year! Have you made a resolution yet? I haven’t made a long-term one because I’m trying something new. I’m focusing on a…