Christians. I’ve checked everywhere and I cannot find the following anywhere in the Bible: Cast out the poor from you for their woes are not your responsibility. Ship them someplace else if you need to or if all else fails wall them out. Nope. Choose first your people...
When people say, "Let it go," what they really mean is "Get over it," and that's not a helpful thing to say. It's not a matter of letting go--you would if you could. Instead of "Let it go," we should probably say, "Let it be"; this recognizes that the mind won't let...
Lord, thou knowest better than myself that I am growing older and will soon be old. Keep me from becoming too talkative, and especially from the unfortunate habit of thinking that I must say something on every subject and at every opportunity. Release me from the idea...
For my own part, I tend to find the doctrinal books often more helpful in devotion than the devotional books, and I rather suspect that the same experience may await many others. from God in the Dock
I hope you're proud of yourself for the times you've said "yes," when all it meant was extra work for you and was seemingly helpful only to someone else.
There is a beautiful complexity of growth within the human soul. In order to glimpse this, it is helpful to visualize the mind as a tower of windows. Sadly, many people remain trapped at the one window, looking out every day at the same scene in the same way. Real...