Category: hope

Putting mercy above winning

August 1, 2011 | 6 comments

In this world of stiff and often vicious competition for the #1 place in sports, business, and relationships, here’s a video that will give you pause and sober reflection. It’s about a teenager who achieved something she never thought she’d

Looking for a brighter view?

July 5, 2011 | 4 comments

Could life look a little better today? Is there too much darkness, despair and lack around you? If so, it’s time for a brighter view! And you can get it by alienating the material sense of things and getting into

Tornado aftermath

May 30, 2011 | 1 comment

Watching the video rolls of massive waste and destruction in the wake of 200 mph tornadoes that ripped through Joplin, Missouri, and other cities of the Mid-western United States over the last couple of weeks was sobering, to say the

When in the tomb

May 23, 2011 | 6 comments

Have you ever felt imprisoned in a tomb? I’m not thinking of a cave in rock, but of a mental place, perhaps one of hopelessness, despair, poverty, addiction, debt, conflict, disease, sin and any other type of mortal darkness and

Are you willing to give unselfishly?

May 23, 2011 | No comments yet

People are by and large unselfish. People want to help others. People are willing to give for others in need. If in doubt, here’s an inspiring article about an experiment Panera Bread has been doing to test patrons’ willingness to