What does it mean to be narrow-minded? Well, it seems today that anyone who disagrees with the philosophies, the politically correct ideologies, and the culturally accepted mores’ of the day could be considered narrow-minded. Jesus challenged the religious traditions of the ecclesiastical hierarchy of His day, while […]
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03
Jun
2020
Narrow-mindedness is the Bigotry of Life
13
Dec
2017
Compassion is the Awareness of Life
The single, most outstanding quality of Jesus Christ is His compassion for the children, the sick, the sinner, the hungry, and the lonely. Everywhere He went; Jesus was aware of the pain of others and stopped to express concern and minister deliverance. Whether on a fishing trip […]
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13
Apr
2015
Touch is the Sensitivity of Life
Did you know that over one-third of our five million touch receptors are located in our hands? Don’t underestimate the power of touch. A recent study indicated that most people need to be touched by another person at least seven times a day to maintain a healthy […]
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27
Nov
2013
Narcissism is the Self-Centeredness of Life
Narcissism is an “everything in life is about me” syndrome. Have you ever known people to whom you wouldn’t dare ask how they are feeling, because you know they will respond with a detailed organ recital of all their aches and pains for the past fifty years? […]
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31
Oct
2013
Sympathy is the Condolence of Life
Sympathy is the first step toward compassion. Sympathy, empathy, and compassion are all interrelated. Pity is merely feeling sorry for someone. To sympathize is to understand their grief and misery. To empathize is to feel their pain. Condolence is the compassionate expression of sympathy that causes us […]
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03
Oct
2012
Compassion is the Awareness of Life
The single, most outstanding quality of Jesus Christ is His compassion for the children, the sick, the sinner, the hungry, and the lonely. Everywhere He went; Jesus was aware of the pain of others and stopped to express concern and minister deliverance. Whether on a fishing trip […]
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12
Sep
2012
Gentleness is the Tenderness of Life
Gentleness is a polite, gracious, considerate act of kindness that is born out of compassion. It is a language that doesn’t need a vocabulary. It is spoken with a touch and expressed by a kind deed. It is the gift everyone can afford and requires the least […]
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