Lent’s Labor: Practicing Silence – Part 3

Lent’s Labor: Practicing Silence – Part 3

Opportunities for love’s bond begins close at hand as paths cross in ordinary circumstances: within families (among the most severe testing ground), workplaces, classrooms, churches. A close encounter could lead to dramatic outcomes. Those faithful in large things...
Common Courtesy Not So Common

Common Courtesy Not So Common

It seems that common courtesy is just not very common. I am not yearning for some romanticized, yesteryear version of politeness that only exists in aging imaginations. I’m talking about the overt, socially acceptable public ugliness that has exploded in recent years....
Thank You, God

Thank You, God

Occasionally I get the opportunity to do a presentation that grew from my friendship with the late Fred Rogers, of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Though I doubt he’ll ever be canonized, Fred was about the closest thing to a saint that I ever knew, and his constant...
Expressions of Kindness Give U.S. Adults Hope

Expressions of Kindness Give U.S. Adults Hope

Kindness is the leading cause of hope among U.S. adults, a recent LifeWay Research survey found. Forty percent of respondents said, “kindness people have shown” when presented the question, “What has given you hope during the adversity you have seen recently?”...