Posts tagged “Goodness”
Use your words to heal
“Shut your mouth; you are so disrespectful.” “Your tiny brain just can’t handle it.” “Come on, guys, let’s start boxing and punching him in…
Refreshments
There’s a phrase in the English language that’s better than most things one can hear in life. I’m speaking, of course, of the statement:…
Do the Right Thing . . . in Secret
Doing the right thing is hard. Doing the right thing for the right reasons is even harder.
The value of volunteering
I wouldn’t blame newbies to Christianity for being a little confused at first. So many of the main teachings of the faith are paradoxes,…
Let’s be presumptive positive
Two months ago I didn’t even know the words presumptive positive could go together. Then, in the beginning of August, 77 NFL players’ COVID-19…
Teaching kids not to be selfish
My wife and I still laugh about our good intentions about discouraging violent play between our children. We gravely pledged that we would not…
How to Be a Good Neighbor
Watch the entire devotional series from this past week, as Pastor Matt shows us how we can be neighbors to one another the way God called us to be, despite the unrest and uncertainty in our world.
How to Know You’re a Good Neighbor
Are you building the right kind of bridges with your neighbors?
Judging talk
Being “judgmental” is one of the greatest social sins you can commit today. You can hold any ideas you may care to, but you…
We don’t earn it
When my kids were 18 months, 3, and 4 years old, my husband was trying to get their help on some chores. They weren’t…
Lying talk
Why do people tell lies? Well, that’s easy. Because lying might enable guilty people to escape responsibility and consequences for their misdeeds. Because lying…
Solomon’s healthy perspective
Way before COVID-19 messed with our way of life, King Solomon looked at everything “under the sun” and said that it was all hevel,…