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Your Role in God’s Healing Touch
There is more to prayer than talking and crying out to Jesus. Often there is a hurting friend we are thinking of and concerned about when...
Jun 6, 2024
A Mild Earthquake Is Good For The Soul
Earthquakes can be more unsettling than tornadoes, floods, and fires, even though the damage in the latter is usually horrifying....
May 23, 2024
You Who Weep, Will Laugh
An ancient guru is reputed to have inquired of disheartened and dispirited people, those who were knowing no pleasure or joy in life,...
May 10, 2024
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; I should handle it alone. I do...
Apr 26, 2024
Doing the Next Right Thing
There is almost always a risk in being a Good Samaritan. To stop by the side of the road, even when there appears to be no physical...
Apr 12, 2024
4 Tips for Showing Friendliness
1. Greet People Warmly — "Good morning. It is good to see you." Become an enthusiastic, habitual greeter. Greet everybody, whether or not...
Mar 29, 2024
Hugging Is Healthy
It Relieves Tension It Combats Depression It Reduces Stress It Improves Blood Circulation It's Invigorating It Elevates Self-Esteem It...
Mar 15, 2024
Show Kindness Regularly
A fresh convert to the Care and Kindness campaign, or life style, asked an important question. “How often should I say something to...
Mar 1, 2024
Thanking and Praising the Dental Hygienist
What do you think about lying there while the dental hygienist is carefully cleaning your teeth? You can't chat with her, or even watch...
Feb 16, 2024
Give People Room for Their Feelings
People need to be allowed to 'feel'. The most helpful thing you can do for a person in a grief situation is to be able to express or pour...
Feb 2, 2024
Loss Comes In Many Flavors
A minister told me of his entering his church one morning and coming upon the janitor. They exchanged greetings. The pastor asked him how...
Jan 19, 2024
Post Office Friends
Stamps.com? No Thanks. It's supposedly a terrific idea. You can buy your U.S. postage stamps quickly and simply in your own home, using...
Jan 4, 2024
Ready To Try Something New?
There are wonderful delights in being secure. There is comfort in sticking with the familiar. But . . . there are also special joys in...
Dec 22, 2023
Sharing Your Hurts is Good
When persons are hit by a devastating event, pastors and counselors encourage them to talk about their feelings. It is believed this is...
Dec 8, 2023
Are You Contagious?
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...
Nov 24, 2023
More on 'Dying for Others'
In my previous blog, I explained what I mean when I speak of 'dying for others.' Now that we have discussed it intellectually, let's take...
Nov 10, 2023
What I Mean by 'Dying for Others'
Those of you who have read my books . . . who have heard me speak . . . have heard me use the term of 'dying for others'. I want to take...
Oct 27, 2023
People Often Gloss Over Our Wounds
The statement in this title of this blog is true, but it is also very sad. The statement in the graphic is also too easily thrown out...
Oct 13, 2023
God Needs Your Help
Think about your friends, relatives, acquaintances, colleagues and neighbors . . . For two or three of them, life is difficult right now:...
Sep 29, 2023
Your Smile Can Heal
I was walking in the shopping mall, pondering over a couple of discouraging encounters that I had had earlier in the day. Suddenly, a...
Sep 15, 2023
Thank Someone Today
. "Thanksgiving" cards are great. What an appropriate time to sit down and think of a number of people who have given us something, or...
Sep 1, 2023
How Can I Show Up?
You've heard me frequently repeat one of my fundamental beliefs: that 90% of Helping Is Just Showing Up. Let's explore that concept more...
Aug 18, 2023
Being Kind to Yourself
We’ve been considering the role of kindness in our lives. Our Care and Kindness Campaign seeks to raise people’s awareness of how...
Aug 4, 2023
What is Your Kindness Quotient?
What is your kindness quotient? There are various tests you may have taken — an I.Q. test (intelligence quotient), perhaps a Risk...
Jul 21, 2023
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