The ugliness of complaint

August 19, 2009 | 6 comments

I was browsing in a Bible bookstore today looking for a translation of the Bible. It was a pleasant atmosphere to be in. The single employee in the store was very gracious, helpful and in good spirits. I was in

Responding to meanness

August 14, 2009 | 4 comments

Have you ever struggled over how to respond to someone who is flat out mean to you? Sometimes people get offended when no offense was meant by the other party. And sometimes people get upset because malice, false accusation and

The Golden Rule

August 13, 2009 | 4 comments

“The Maxim does not imply that we should always do to others exactly that which we should wish under our own present circumstances (which may be quite different from theirs) to be done to us. What the maxim implies is

A compass for action

August 12, 2009 | 1 comment

  “The golden rule is like a compass. I keep it always in my pocket, and, if I ever am lost or disoriented, I take it out and immediately know which way to go.”   ~ Teddy Beard  

How old do you feel?

August 11, 2009 | 6 comments

Somewhere, recently, I read an article about a family reunion where four generations of family members had gathered together. The patriarch of the family was a great grandpa who had 92 years behind him. He was a healthy active man.