Goodness—the exemplary fruit
Christians are expected to be good people. In fact, many non-Christians expect more from Christians than they do from themselves or anyone else. Jesus Himself told His fi... »
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What is beautiful?
I recently did a search for how often the word “beautiful” appears in the Bible. I found out that the Old Testament is full of beautiful women. Sara was beautiful.[[See G... »
Martha’s transformation
I first met Martha as she was sitting on a bench in the park where I was taking my baby for a walk. My husband and I had been married for two years, and we had just had o... »
A mother’s choice
None of her friends or family understands why she has done it, and most of them would like to shake her out of her foolishness. Their objections make sense. After all, Ma... »
Teacher unaware
The weather was perfect, and most of my friends were looking forward to a relaxing holiday weekend, but not me. A recent bout of illness had left me far behind in my scho... »
The goodness of God
The goodness of God endures continually.—Psalm 52:1 Good things show up in our lives in a myriad of ways: friends and family, health and happiness, a roof overhead and fo... »
More than a speck
As you take time to be filled with Me, I always replenish your resources. The more you give Me of yourself, the more I can give you of Myself—My love, My power, My anoint... »
Helping ourselves
In one story Jesus told, a young man left home hoping to make his fortune, but ended up wasting his share of the family’s wealth on wild living. Finally, penniless and hu... »
My moment of glory
During the spring of my junior year in high school, some girls suggested we practice for the junior-senior basketball game, and I thought it might be fun, so I tagged alo... »
Be a giver of kindness
On a flight I took some months ago, there was a little girl sitting in the catty-cornered seat from me. She had a beautiful new coloring book that her mother had obviousl... »
The courage to be kind
One sunny afternoon roughly seventy years ago, a young girl and her friends were watching through the mesh of a barbed wire fence as a group of men played football [socce... »
Kindness—the irresistible fruit
Kindness is love in action, love translated into simple everyday terms. It’s being considerate of others. It’s living the Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have t... »
The gift of listening
I had just moved to a new country with my husband and family. That meant new schools for the children and a new job for my husband. It was a difficult time of adjustment... »