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Meekness is not Weakness
Meekness is not weakness. This quality has too long, and too generally, been identified with a kind of weak passivity or niceness that is...
Jul 28, 2017
Extremely Kind Gifts
There is one incredibly kind sentence we can say to everyone. It is a gift that can be given to everyone. There are no exceptions. The...
Jul 21, 2017
A Different View of 'Humility'
I once asked a group for a volunteer to play the piano. No one moved. Finally, someone coaxed a young woman forward. And then, she played...
Jul 14, 2017
Your Smile Can Heal
I was walking in the mall, pondering a couple of discouraging encounters I had had earlier in the day. Suddenly, a young boy was blocking...
Jul 7, 2017
This Is SO Important
I’m still thinking about how every one of us can do better at sharing and highlighting the joys of other people. Twenty-five years ago...
Jun 30, 2017
I'm Still Reminding You
I reminded you in our last commentary that inviting people to share their joys was a task you should give attention to. Most people are...
Jun 23, 2017
A Needed Reminder
I call this a needed reminder because I see it as a behavior we constantly need to keep working on. At first glance it seems obvious, but...
Jun 16, 2017
It's Easier To Live By Faith If You've Had A Good Night's Sleep
Sometimes cutting short your sleep to commune with God may undermine your ability to live close to God. A tired person is more vulnerable...
Jun 9, 2017
The Gift of Tears
Jerry Bronsma told how he once shared a painful emotional wound with a friend. "She began to cry as I shared", he said with amazement....
Jun 2, 2017
Kindness at the Front Door
We can grow! Here is an example: the doorbell rang, and before I could move an inch, a knock at the door was added. That irritated me,...
May 26, 2017
Positive Proof About Prayer
Finally, someone did some 'care'-ful scientific research on prayer. Milton A. Drake, Jr., M.D., wrote a summary of the study, Positive...
May 19, 2017
Just Walk With Me
📷 I have a problem. I want to tell you about it. No, I really don't. I'd rather keep it to myself; handle it alone. I do think it would...
May 12, 2017
A Soft Answer Does Turn Away Wrath
It's reassuring to doubters, such as I, to find science reinforcing Biblical ideas. Here's a new development I read about in a magazine:...
May 5, 2017
Thank Someone This Week
I think it would be a good idea if someone promoted "Thanksgiving" cards. No doubt Hallmark is trying but people don't buy the idea...
Apr 21, 2017
Easter Means Life; Easter Shows Love
One short sentence, spoken by Jesus, is occupying my heart and mind. Jesus said this on the cross in the middle of his unspeakable pain....
Apr 14, 2017
That's Phony!
"I couldn't put my arm around her and hug her if I wasn't feeling like it. That would be phony." 'If it's phony you shouldn't do it', is...
Apr 7, 2017
Keep an Open Mind That You Can Close
In the small town of Cordova in northern California, a Roman Catholic Church one day became the center of some excitement. A glowing...
Mar 17, 2017
Being a Blessing to Little People
I tried to speak to some of my childhood heroes and heroines, now, after forty-five to fifty years. I tried to tell them how much they...
Mar 10, 2017
Big People Mean a Lot to Little People
A few days ago, I met several people who had important influences on my life. None had any idea that they had played a valued role in my...
Mar 3, 2017
Acts of (un)Kindness Stick
We speak of how an act of kindness sticks in our memory. But . . . acts of unkindness also stick. A writer tells of going down a lane...
Feb 24, 2017
Terrible Circumstances
Annie Dillard, a Christian writer, says this: God is no more blinding people with glaucoma or testing them with diabetes or purifying...
Feb 17, 2017
You Can Affect the Health of Others
Last week, I waxed eloquently (click here) (I hope you thought so!) on the benefit to your own health from smiling. But the other half of...
Feb 10, 2017
A Simple Action to Improve Your Health
Smiling is important, I say. Does the Bible back me up on that? Actually, there are no words that give us a clue whether the Apostles or...
Feb 4, 2017
Thoughts Generate Chemicals
An Olympic Athlete Trainer says this: There are four negative feelings or thoughts that produce toxic chemicals in the brain. They are...
Jan 27, 2017
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