Sometimes You Interfere
“And that is why I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.…
Read moreDo You Assume the Best or the Worst? And a Barking Lady
I double-checked my notes. The call number for the library book was correct. But where was the book? I’d check the next row of books in case it had been…
Read moreBe This Nurse to Whom?
Can we be this nurse? I read this story by Thomas Keating in Awakenings a few years ago. It touched me then. It touches me now. (Italics and breaks are mine.) Here…
Read moreStop the Humiliation and Restore the Dignity
Who Is Your Person? There is someone in your life right now that needs something you can give. It’s dignity. Maybe this person messed up in a big way, or…
Read moreHere to heal – and La’Porsha’s story from American Idol
But in the real world that lies beyond all this, we all have the same job: to minister to human hearts. All of us are here as ministers of God.…
Read moreHow to Raise a Godly Child
We were gathered around our friends’ dinner table when the question was asked: What advice would you give on how to raise a godly child? We all had raised or…
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