The cost of not caring about other people’s problems …
It’s easy to think that someone else’s problems don’t have anything to do with you. In more ways than one, that’s usually not true. The following story […]
14
Dec
2014
Blog Tag
Caring
06
Oct
2014
Are you really generous, or are you fooling yourself?
If you were in need — real need, the kind that requires help from a friend — how would you want your friend to respond to your […]
10
Jul
2014
How effective are you at understanding the needs of others?
The following series of advertisements appeared in a daily newspaper … MONDAY: “The Rev. A.J. Jones has one color TV set for sale. Telephone xxx-xxxx after 7 […]
25
Jun
2014
Hiding behind encouragement …
Take a moment to think about all of the miracles Jesus performed, which includes … … healing the official’s son (John 4:46-54) … … casting out an […]
04
Oct
2013
Pass it along …
Once during Queen Victoria’s reign, she heard the wife of a common laborer had lost her baby. Having experienced deep sorrow herself, and the comfort from loved […]
17
Jul
2013
This is when someone might need you the most …
You don’t have to know me well to know that cold weather and I are not friends. I’ve lived too long in places like Arizona, California, and […]
25
Jun
2013
Playing spiritual cop will cause you to miss the mark …
In 1992, a Los Angeles County parking control officer spotted a brown El Dorado Cadillac illegally parked next to the curb on street-sweeping day. The officer dutifully […]
19
Jun
2013
Nothing left over …
Why does the church seem to be so impotent in our culture? Perhaps one reason is similar to the problem folklore tells us Mark Twain occasionally suffered […]
13
May
2013
How do you do this?
How do you invest in the lives of others? Before you answer that question, consider this little story … Before leaving on an extended vacation, a very […]
09
May
2013
Are you losing the human touch?
You find your friend’s name in “Contacts” on your smartphone, select it and the phone number. Your smartphone dials automatically, and after a couple rings you’re startled […]