Does Your Congregation Produce People Steeped in Kindness? I have come to believe that the real test of any Christian congregation is how effective it …
Read More »Of Ethos and Evangelism
During my high school years, I spent time in the Charismatic movement. I attended a megachurch that preached the prosperity gospel—particularly in the first part …
Read More »Why I Value Kindness
How is it that the term Christian has gone from positive to negative. My own high school-aged kids told me that they identify themselves as followers …
Read More »Simply Kind
Humans are inherently social creatures. We were designed with the capacity to express, understand and empathize with the emotions of others. Our nervous system was …
Read More »Does Your Church Love People?
This may sound like a dumb question to ask of a bunch of church people, but trust me, there are “Christians” who really aren’t fond …
Read More »The Kindness of Strangers
“In a world where you can be anything, be kind” is an often seen meme and mantra. However, our “world” seems starved for kindness, as …
Read More »The Golden Rule
If you saw it on the news, you were able to see one of those wonderful stories that gets mixed in with all the bad news …
Read More »Cookie Love
Be kind and compassionate to one another, Ephesians 4:32. My mother-in-law had a simple way to spell love: S-U-G-A-R. Whenever her family came to visit, …
Read More »Stronger Than Hate
“I believe that appreciation is a holy thing–that when we look for what’s best in a person we happen to be with at the moment, …
Read More »Do I Love My Neighbor?
In Mark 12:30 and 31, Jesus explicitly says, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all …
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