Many people are hanging by the very thinnest of threads. If you treat them well, without knowing you may very well be that thread.
02199 – Treat People Well
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02192 – God Loves People?
It's hard to convince people that a God they can't see loves them, when a church they can see doesn't seem to like them.
02186 – Active vs. Passive Worship
Passive worship assumes that worship is something that somebody else does to you or for you. But active worship, which grows out of our response to divine action, breaks through the barriers of passive worship and returns worship to the people. from Worship Is a Verb:...
02181 – Love vs. Shame
I am convinced that more people will be loved into the family of God than shamed into the family of God. And it's hard to love people if we keep throwing them out of our tent....Most people need a friend more than they need a prophet.
02179 – Injustice becomes Intolerable
When we are filled with love for other people, injustice becomes intolerable.
02161 – Must the World Conform to Us?
We all have a tendency to think that the world must conform to our prejudices. The opposite view involves some effort of thought, and most people would die sooner than think--in fact they do so.
02140 – The Company of Believing People
Now the Church is not wood and stone, but the company of believing people; one must hold to them, and see how they believe, live, and teach.
02128 – Deserve Kindness?
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
02120 – Music Cuts Through All Boundaries
We are the same. There is no difference anywhere in the world. People are people. They laugh, cry, feel, and love, and music seems to be the common denomination that brings us all together. Music cuts through all boundaries and cuts right to the soul.
02117 – Perception & Gratitude are Keys to Joy
Some people could be given an entire field of roses and only see the thorns in it. Others could be given a single weed and only see the wildflower in it. Perception is a key component to gratitude. And gratitude is a key component to joy.