I’m talking about relationships with fellow humans, real people with personal connections. Interaction that feels right and makes you a better person. Real people, honest people, humble people connecting and keeping those connections. Often we call these relationships...
How do you combat frustration? Or must you learn to live with it, like dandelions in the grass, dandruff in your hair, and wrinkles on your face? No! There are some things you can do to eliminate frustration and make your life less complicated. You can fight back....
It is interesting to note that once we peel off our skins, we're all the same. We all have brains, hearts, bones, and other organs functioning the way they should, regardless of our skin colors. There may be some variations but is not significant at all. Only trained...
The Bible sets a high standard for the way followers of Jesus interact with others. Always be humble and gentle. Make allowance for others’ faults. But what about that one family member? What about people on the internet? What about your unreasonable boss? Or noisy...
Recall your toddler days' nifty doodles of cats and dogs, flowers and trees, sun and clouds? Our three-year-old grandchild habitually punctuates her nature doodlings with the sun shining at the corner of each drawing. Kids have this uncanny ability to discern God's...
Patiently waiting is one of the most difficult things we will ever have to do, but it is such a great evidence of real faith. Something that is very difficult to do. Hebrews 11 speaks of “Now faith.” Now—present tense. This kind of faith, the Scripture says, is the...
In the 1970s, inspired by the Good Samaritan parable, two Princeton University Behavioral Scientists, Professor John Darley, and Dr. Daniel Batson, experimented on prosocial behaviors. They embarked on a study of 40 students at the Princeton Theological Seminary....
“Payakap Nga!” Don’t you just feel oh-so-good each time someone approaches you and tells you this? Isn’t it so fulfilling to know that your ‘simple hug’ can make a person feel better and even make his day especially in times when this individual is feeling down? But...
Of all the Old Testament heroes I would someday like to meet, none has any more fascination for me than does David, the shepherd boy who became king. Though he was a warrior, this man had heart and compassion. Of all the thousands of individuals who are mentioned in...
Trouble…what does it mean? During his trials, Job said, “Man’s days are few and full of trouble.” We all run into trouble on some front. We sometimes handle trouble poorly because of our misguided expectation that “if God is for me and I am God’s child,” I will not...