Spreading praise
True praise roots and spreads.George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The Complete English Works, 276. The first word is critical: True The difference between affirmation and flattery…
The biggest loser
Ideologies that traffic in hatred are toxic to your soul. You can't fight hate with hate without losing--even if you feel like you've won. The…
Does age matter?
When you're old it's important to be young at heart--to avoid the cynicism that so easily comes as a result of chronic disappointment. Can we…
Make them count
I'm studying to give a series of talks on the life and ministry of Billy Graham. Here's a bit of a commencement speech he delivered…
Meaning
I know very few atheists. Even with the New Atheist authors and movements that have enjoyed some popularity--Atheism just doesn't seem to take very well.…
365
Dear Readers, Yesterday I posted the 365th post. As you know, since this blog launched in July of last year, I've been publishing on a…