One day a leader of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner at his home. The Pharisees were the Jewish religious leaders of Jesus’s day, and it wasn’t just a friendly invitation. The Bible says, “they were watching carefully.” They were checking him out to see if they could catch him breaking their rules. Jesus…
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Less Anger and More Kindness
In our discussion of positive attitudes that need to come back in style, this one’s a change of pace. I’m not talking about a positive attitude here, but a negative one. Or at least it could be negative. It’s something that I’ve noticed more and more these days, and it’s a real problem. I’m talking…
Read MoreThe Lost Attitude of Contentment
We live in a culture that says no matter how much we have, more is always better. We have plenty of clothes, but more is better. We have a pantry full of food, but more is better. We already have plenty of books, but more is better. (Okay, that’s not a good example, because I…
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