Posts tagged “Kindness”
How to suffer well
How do you hold on to your faith in God when life is falling apart? When you feel alone at school or devastated after…
A level of decency
Jesus spent time in Bethany with his friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. One time he placed himself in the middle of a squabble between…
5 ways to live for Jesus
How do you and I show the world we are people who give their hearts to God and not imposters who only give him…
Compensation or restoration
“If you find a perfect church, don’t join it. You’d spoil it.”—Billy Graham It’s only a matter of time until the people around you…
The storms of life
My family and I were having a picnic, and it started to rain. As we watched the downpour, we started gathering up our picnic…
No quick fix
I come from a family of solvers. Whenever we face a problem, we dig in to try to fix it quickly. Sometimes we approach…
Arise and shine. God is here!
Christmas joy and Christmas grief are the unavoidable extremes of Christmas. Parents of young children, the healthy, and those who have successfully had more…
Someone hold my hand
This may not seem very manly, but sometimes I just need someone to hold my hand. I need affection. That’s what I love about…
SLOPPY!
My light almost went out in first grade. For some reason, I never went to kindergarten. If you read Robert Fulghum’s poem “All I…
My temper
I can sure tell when other people are losing their tempers. I hear the pitch of their voices rise. I note the sharpness of…
Backline and nonessential workers: You were made for such a time as this
A few weeks back, I read an article about the ICU staff working with COVID patients in England. The article stated that these frontline…
The problem with coping mechanisms
Each day seems to bring a new announcement or policy concerning the pandemic that challenges our normal way of life. At the church where…