In 1958, I left Kalamazoo, Michigan, where I was working as a vocational rehabilitation counselor, to go to seminary in...

Or a Coincidence? We were sleeping at a cottage at Cobmoosa Shores, near Stony Lake, and facing Lake Michigan. Only Linda and I were...

. I made a quick mental run through my week just ending and made a striking discovery. Although intensely involved in some important...

The newly installed hospital chaplain, a middle age pastor, exclaimed, "I don't have anything to offer her." He said this as he talked...

Sadly, well-meaning people often feel awkward when dealing with a friend who is deeply hurting. And in their awkwardness, they grope for...

Hold on a minute! Hear me out! You are approached with requests that you give or donate to something or other all the time, right? You...

Here is an interesting experiment you can try. I have done this before groups of people, and the results are quite interesting. Stand,...

People who smile a lot are usually happier, have more stable personalities, more stable marriages, better cognitive skills and better...

An inability to speak your opinions and ideas in public is often due to a simple problem — ego attachment. What that means is that you...

When visiting someone who is in grief, or who has recently been hit by a distressing or unsettling event there is a major temptation. It...

Goodness is from God. So when good times pass our way, we are being caressed and nurtured by God, whether we know it or not. Such times...

Positive experiences are spiritual events. That is, something heart-warming or supportive that happens to us is more than just something...

Humility is seen in the capacity to do what needs to be done. Humility includes not thinking oneself greater than others, but the...

Disbelief, shock, then anger are the initial responses to a personal announcement of imminent death. It is rarely an acceptable...

START A GRATITUDE JOURNAL Much is now known about the benefits of practicing intentional thankfulness. It isn't just a high-level...

#1. I had just led the funeral of a dear woman. We were invited by her husband, Dave Cook, to come to their house after the general...

Our Care and Kindness Campaign is to urge people to make INTENTIONAL acts of kindness part of their life-style. Everyone is familiar with...

I visualize the shape of prayer like an enormous triangle. Looking at the triangle, I imagine the top—the peak—is God. The left bottom...

‘Kok’s Law’ came into being as a means of survival in intimidating circumstances. No doubt, others have stumbled on its genius, too, but...

What makes that commandment so hard for us is that when we think of love, we think of the love we have for our spouse, or our parents,...

Love my enemies? Really !!? That’s a hard one, isn’t it? Luke 6:27 says, “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do...

Proverbs 16:24 I find myself warmed by reading how the different Bible translators have phrased the wisdom in this verse from Proverbs....

It could be a good thing if you are! You are a positive person, but when you see the word 'contagious', you think of bad things, don't...

5) Kindness is Contagious When we’re kind, we inspire others to be kind, and studies show that it actually creates a ripple effect that...