We can add one more thing to the growing list of Bible instructions that offer proven social and psychological benefit: gratitude. Like forgiveness and Sabbath rest, gratitude ranks high on the biblical “to do” list and also brings clinical benefit that is actually measurable. In a recent Wall Street Journal article … [Read more...]
The Attitude of Gratitude: Make Jesus’ Day!
Even the nicest, most sacrificial people need to hear a “thank you” every once in awhile. Including Jesus. One scene in Jesus’ ministry shows this to us. But before we jump into that scene in Scripture, you need to know that in Jesus’ day, there was a lot of bad blood—hatred, really—between the Jews and an ethnic group called … [Read more...]
Nose to Nose with Evil…Again!
What is our fallen world’s greatest manifestation of evil? Is it a school shooter pathologically pulling a trigger while aiming at defenseless, innocent students as we’ve just witnessed in Parkland, Florida, and in way-too-many other schools? Is it a ruthless dictator acting out his personal ethnic or … [Read more...]
Faith Basics: Now Revised!
Leveraging Valentine’s Day for Bible Curiosity
Valentine’s Day tends to get a bad rap as a “Hallmark Holiday,” one of those holidays that has been hijacked to sell more cards, candy, and flowers. Of course, that’s pretty much what’s happened to every holiday, whether it has a spiritual origin (like Christmas) or not (like “Sweetest Day”). Valentine’s Day does actually have … [Read more...]
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