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Stop Worrying; The Lord Holds On To You
The saddest visits I have made as a Pastor are those in which God's good people were scared about their eternal security in their dying...
Aug 6, 2020
Your Smile Can Heal
I was walking in the mall, pondering a couple of discouraging encounters earlier in the day. A young boy suddenly was blocking my path...
Jul 23, 2020
Laughter Is Still Good Medicine (Part 3)
I have been sharing with you, in the previous two blogs, my thoughts on the fact that cheerfulness, hope, laughter, and spirit-lifting...
Jul 16, 2020
Laughter is Still Good Medicine (Part 2)
Reader's Digest has made the claim for decades that laughter is the best medicine. Several very convincing stories have been published ...
Jul 3, 2020
Laughter is Still Good Medicine
We had finally settled on the suitcase we wanted to buy and had made our way to the checkout to make the payment. Having completed this,...
Jun 18, 2020
We Showed Up . . .
As most of my readers know, we held an annual Care and Kindness Conference at the Crystal Cathedral years ago. At our request, some of ...
Jun 4, 2020
The Gift of Tears
Jerry told how he once shared with a friend a painful emotional wound he had suffered. "She began to cry as I shared," he said with...
May 22, 2020
Positive Proof About Prayer
Years ago, someone did some 'care'-ful scientific research on prayer. Milton A. Drake, Jr., M.D., wrote a summary of the study, Positive...
May 8, 2020
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 9, 2020
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:...
Mar 26, 2020
Do You Have Trouble Accepting Compliments?
The man had done something very helpful for me, so I gave him a small gift in appreciation. He took it, wadded it up, dropped it on the ...
Mar 5, 2020
Friendliness Is Not A Feeling
When you meet someone, or merely pass a person on the sidewalk, a friendly greeting is called for — most of the time. You do not have to...
Feb 7, 2020
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...
Jan 10, 2020
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...
Jan 7, 2020
Check Your Story at the Door
Note to my long-time readers: You've read my thoughts on this topic before, BUT . . . It is So important. It is a lesson that we...
Dec 28, 2019
Check Your Story At The Door
I was sitting outside the car wash waiting for my Buick to emerge. The guy next to me on the waiting bench reeked with sociability. "How...
Dec 28, 2019
A Christmas Joke
In a small southern town, there was a Nativity Scene that showed that great skill and talent had gone into creating it. One small...
Dec 13, 2019
Don't Keep Everything Secret
"Rev., I want to tell you something, but you have to keep it confidential. We don't want anyone else to know this." "Sure Pete, you know...
Nov 22, 2019
Acts of (un)Kindness Stick, Also
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...
Nov 8, 2019
Terrible Circumstances
Annie Dillard, a Christian writer, says this: ''God is no more blinding people with glaucoma or testing them with diabetes or purifying...
Oct 25, 2019
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...
Oct 11, 2019
The Truth About Kindness
Kindness is a very homely virtue. This is using the word 'homely' in the British sense of belonging to the home — a very commonplace,...
Sep 27, 2019
Disability Builds Faith
Popular opinion holds that a disabling life event is likely to destroy a person's faith. If you are suffering from a disability or...
Sep 17, 2019
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...
Aug 30, 2019
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