Posts tagged “Kindness”
Evidence of the Spirit: Peace
Do you have any “drama mamas” in your life? You know who they are—they thrive on conflict and tension. They love gossip (rebranding it…
Don’t harass the sheep
Sometimes I think Christians are so busy pointing out everything that’s wrong with the world that we become jerks for Jesus. The words we…
Who, me? Touchy?
I sure can see the problems caused by other people’s hair-trigger tempers. One of the members of our church council went off on me…
A key to stronger faith?
According to a study done by the University of Georgia, there is something that can revolutionize your relationships. After surveying five hundred married people,…
Everybody knows your name
Remember the theme song from the TV sitcom Cheers? Everybody feels a need to belong somewhere. That’s what made the Cheers tavern so much…
Difficult people: The toad
This may seem unkind, but some people are difficult to deal with because they act like toads. They’re just there. They blend in with…
Evidence of the Spirit: Gentleness
When I was in seventh grade, I started a fight on the playfield. We were playing football, and a player on the other side…
Did you hear?
I’m getting better as I get older and wiser, but I have to confess that I used to love sharing gossip. And I loved…
Use worldly wealth to gain eternal friendships
Some things that were valuable in 2019 have no value in 2020. For example, the plane tickets I purchased in 2019 had no value…
The value of volunteering
I wouldn’t blame newbies to Christianity for being a little confused at first. So many of the main teachings of the faith are paradoxes,…
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…
Teaching kids not to be selfish
My wife and I still laugh about our good intentions about discouraging violent play between our children. We gravely pledged that we would not…