I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
02421 – Right, Love, Truth & Strength
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02403 – Christian Patriotism
Christian patriotism needs to be a critical, service-oriented, love-centered loyalty. It is definitely not a “my country right or wrong” patriotism. It’s more like a “Let’s redeem the promise of America for all Americans” patriotism. from A Letter to My Anxious...
02387 – Do the Right Thing
Do the right thing. It’s that simple. Do the right thing when the right thing is not popular. Do the right thing when no one else is around. Do the right thing when temptation tells you otherwise. Do the right thing all the time.
02333 – No Discrimination!
The Gospel takes away our right forever, to discriminate between the deserving and the undeserving poor.
02249 – Integrity: Practicing Your Values
Integrity is choosing courage over comfort. It's choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy. It's choosing to practice your values rather than simply professing them.
02214 – Apologizing & Values
Apologizing doesn't always mean you're wrong and the other person is right. It means you value your relationship more than your ego.
02122 – Wait & Watch & Work
Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up.
02090 – Do This Every Day
Don't insist on your rights, don't blame each other, don't judge or condemn each other, don't find fault with each other, but accept each other as you are, and forgive each other every day from the bottom of your hearts.
02076 – Are We Being Shunned?
Before assuming we are being ignored or shunned because of our faith, reflection may show we are using our faith to be abrasive, prove we are right, or socially obnoxious. If our faith makes us jerks, we may not be centered in Christ. Just sayin'.
02067 – Americanized Christian Values
The values, priorities, and character traits Jesus calls for in what's known as The Sermon on the Mount don't align well with much of what drives Americanized Christianity today. Merciful? Pure in heart? A thirst for righteousness? Hardly. Peacemakers? Willing to...