Goodness is defined as the quality of being morally good or virtuous. Scrolling through social media, I often find videos where a human being performs some out-of-the-ordinary act of goodness to another person or animal,Continue reading
Choosing kindness
Kindness makes a difference. It made a difference for Naomi and Ruth and can also make a difference for you and everyone around you. The situation for widows during their time was disadvantageous; after theirContinue reading
Forbearance, a virtue
Forbearance is a virtue the story of David teaches us. At the peak of his adolescence, David was anointed king. It wasn’t until he was thirty years old that he officially ascended to the throne-Continue reading
Peace beyond understanding
His troubled heart couldn’t find peace. After so many years, his sin was catching up with him. In less than twenty-four hours, he was meeting the man he had wronged twenty years ago, the manContinue reading
Unshakable Joy
Their joy was contagious, but it was also nonsensical. I had never seen anything like that before. After being beaten, tortured, and incarcerated, they still had it in their hearts to pray to their GodContinue reading
Cultivating unconditional love in a selfish world
Unconditional love (or lack of it thereof) was the one thing that kept the rich, young ruler from following Jesus. At first sight, you might think the story is just about money, but it goesContinue reading
A God who multiplies
God is a God who multiplies. If you ever worry about your faith being too little, guess what? In the hands of the Master, a tiny grain of mustard goes a long way. Do youContinue reading
A lesson on mercy
God taught me a lesson about mercy when I was in high school. At the time, I didn’t recognize it as one, but as the years passed, I did. I invited a friend from schoolContinue reading
Who is my neighbor?
Saving his neighbor was all that mattered to him. Known at first as the rebel soldier who refused to carry a gun, Desmond Doss is now remembered as a hero who saved the lives ofContinue reading