The greatest thing we can do is let people know they are loved.
01740 – The Greatest Thing…
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01710 – Church: Know Thyself
There's no substitute for a congregation making the effort to know itself well and to identify what makes it unique. Effective churches know who they are, and they claim their identity and gifts. from Driven
01704 – Living Carefully before You Die
People who know they will die live very carefully. Not careful as in fearful; careful as in full of care. Every word, every act, every relationship holds the possibility of giving birth to something filled with great care. And that thing need not be showy or dramatic,...
01671 – We’re All Closed in…and Don’t Know It
We are all so closed in and we don't even know it: by our language, by our cultures, by our religions, by our sex, by our age. So how can we possibly expect that we know God? I feel as if my life has been spent straining to see through a knothole the size of a pinhead...
01599 – All Are God’s Creation
While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation.
01588 – There is a Light Somewhere
One discovers the light in the darkness, that is what darkness is for; but everything in our lives depends on how we bear the light. It is necessary, while in darkness, to know that there is a light somewhere, to know that in oneself, waiting to be found, there is a...
01540 – Simple Answers
There are no easy answers; but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
01517 – God Experiences All Our Blows, Our Tears
Henceforth, when we feel the hammers of life beating on our heads or on our hearts, we can know--we must know--that he is here with us, taking our blows. Every tear we shed becomes his tear. He may not yet wipe them away, but he makes them his. Would we rather have...
01312 – Wisdom is Gained by Practicing
Wisdom is not gained by knowing what is right. Wisdom is gained by practicing what is right and noticing what happens when that practice succeeds and when it fails. Wise people do not have to be certain what they believe before they act. They are free to act, trusting...
01300 – Forgive Yourself
Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn't know before you learned it.