One of the biggest things that made me doubt the Evangelical Christianity of my past was actually meeting all the people I was told to fear, distrust, and treat as my “enemy,” only to find that they were incredible, kind, thoughtful, complex and beautiful people loved...
A theology rooted in fear results in hostility, aggression, and coercion towards others. A theology rooted in love results in kindness, humility, and compassion towards others. How we Christians treat others is the clearest indication of which theology we have.
Let us pause to acknowledge the unseen goodness around us. We may not see it, but it is always here – a small universe of kindness and compassion – lived out around us every day, unseen but constant. People helping, people caring, people listening. The creators of...
If your "theology" doesn't result in more kindness, more grace, and more love for your fellow human, then it is not the theology of Jesus.
Be kind, not nice. There is a distinct difference.
In my present season of grief and regret, I am finding that there is no way through apart from gratitude, and that, in fact, thankfulness is my greatest help. Not a plaster of it applied on the wound, not some anesthetic thanks to numb or replace the sadness, but...
I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind.
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
I don't deny that there should be priests to remind men that they will one day die. I only say it is necessary to have another kind of priests, called poets, actually to remind men that they are not dead...
You can either practice being right or practice being kind.