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"If love is the soul of Christian existence, it must be at the heart of every other Christian virtue. Justice without love is legalism; faith without love is ideology; hope without love is self-centeredness; forgiveness without love is self-abasement; fortitude without love is recklessness...

A few years into his work as a kindness motivational speaker, Houston Kraft met Helga on a flight. She told him the last time she flew, it was because her father was ailing. Upon arrival at her destination city, she received word he had died. She sank to the floor in the airport and wept for...

"God is not looking for extraordinary characters as His instruments, but He is looking for humble instruments through whom He can be honoured throughout the ages." ~A. B. Simpson "Before we can speak God's message, we must learn to listen. The opened ear comes before the opened mouth." ~A. B...

We are not all in the same boat. We are in the same storm, Some have yachts some have canoes, some are drowning. Reach out and help whoever you can.

“It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until he has hurt him deeply. God actually rises up storms of conflict in relationships at times in order to accomplish that deeper work in our character. We cannot love our enemies in our own strength. This is graduate-level grace. Are you...

Fear There is an old Indian fable that tells of a mouse who was in constant distress because of its fear of cats. So a magician took pity on it and turned it into a cat so it would have no more fear. Now as a cat, it was in fear of dogs. So the magician turned it into a dog. Now, as a...

"Whatever God can do faith can do, and whatever faith can do prayer can do when it is offered in faith. An invitation to prayer is, therefore, an invitation to omnipotence, for prayer engages the Omnipotent God and brings Him into our human affairs. Nothing is impossible to the man who prays in...

"Give up the struggle and the fight; relax in the omnipotence of the Lord Jesus; look up into His lovely face and as you behold Him, He will transform you into His likeness. You do the beholding--He does the transforming. There is no short-cut to holiness." ~ Alan Redpath

"It is more beautiful to trust in God. The beautiful in this world is all from his hand, declaring the perfection of taste; he is the author of all form; he clothes the lily, he colours the rose, he distils the dewdrop, he makes the music of nature; in a word, he organized us for this life, and...

What is the meaning of kindness? Kindness is defined as the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. But kindness means so much more. Kindness can mean different things to different people. The meaning is in how you choose to show it. Be it through empathy, acceptance, kind...

A Kentucky-based nonprofit born as a result of the coronavirus pandemic is hand-delivering groceries and other essential items to community members who otherwise can't get to a food pantry. Maria Accardi and Constance Merritt created Bringing Justice Home last year after recognizing that food...

“The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud --- the obstacles of life and its suffering. ... The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our...

"If it can be verified, we don't need faith... Faith is for that which lies on the other side of reason. Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys." ~Madeleine L'Engle