Monday Once a man was asked, “What did you gain by regularly praying to God?” The man replied, “Nothing… but let me tell you what I lost: Anger, greed, insecurity, and fear.” Sometimes, the answer to our prayers is not gaining, but losing; which ultimately is the...
MONDAY 7/29/19 IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMPASSION AND KINDNESS? HOW ABOUT COMPASSION AND EMPATHY? WHAT ABOUT COMPASSION AND THOUGHTFULNESS? FOR ME, COMPASSION IS SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE VERY DEPTHS OF ANOTHER PERSON’S SOUL, FROM THE DEEP...
Monday If you think you are being religious, but can’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is useless. James 1:26 Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never harm me. Do you remember hearing that when you were a child? I...
True reverence is shown through the hospitality of a warm, personal and engaging service and can only be achieved when the other person believes you’re on their side. Have you ever walked into a restaurant or hotel and been completely ignored by the staff? A server...
We begin this week keeping our focus on the Core Value of Reverence. More than the angels, human beings possess an intrinsic dignity that is a pure gift from our loving Creator through no merits of our own. We are a dignified people because we were created in the...
British Prime Minister William Gladstone, in announcing the death of Princess Alice to the House of Commons, told a touching story. The little daughter of the Princess was seriously ill with diphtheria. The doctors told the princess not to kiss her little daughter and...
