Tag: good

Love people the way they are

March 18, 2016 | 28 comments

It took me many years to figure this out, but once I did, wow, what a relief! And it’s this: Love people the way they are. It sounds so simple, and like, duh! But it’s not so simple in every

Be the good person with a good heart

February 12, 2016 | 7 comments

“A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.” ~ Luke 6:45,

Are you expecting the best?

February 5, 2016 | 9 comments

“It’s a funny thing about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.” ~ W. Somerset Maugham And what is “the best,” with Christ? It’s spiritual mindedness, knowing and feeling God’s presence, a

Prayer for the US presidential primaries

January 29, 2016 | 12 comments

The presidential primaries are heating up in the United States right now. Political debate, ads, rhetoric, accusations lobbed back and forth, and daily polls often headline the news. For interested observers, it can be tempting to get emotionally caught up

Set spiritual goals

January 8, 2016 | 14 comments

If you want to feel successful and accomplished in life, be sure to set spiritual goals above all others and make them your priority. Too often, people set material goals, don’t reach them, and then feel disappointed, even like failures.