Communicating Wisely in a Culture of Outrage
It’s been said, “If two people agree on everything, only one person is thinking.” Disagreements are bound to come, but how we react will influence the outcome. If you spend any time on social media, you’ve undoubtedly witnessed conversations escalate out of control because people tend to say things online that they wouldn’t say in […]
How We Treat the Poor Is An Indicator of our Faith
Bono, the lead singer of U2, said, “To me, a faith in Jesus Christ that is not aligned with the poor…it’s nothing.” From a Scriptural perspective, Bono is onto something. Let me explain what I mean by that. Apart from Christ, we are all spiritually destitute. We brought nothing to our relationship with God but […]
What We Get Wrong About Hope
“Hope” is a word that gets thrown around a lot in the English vocabulary. We say things like, “I hope it doesn’t rain on Saturday.” Or, “I’m hoping for the best.” Because we commonly use the term this way, many of us wrongly assume that “hope” is passive, meaning we assume the secular definition of […]
Choosing Our Words Carefully
Mark Twain said, “It’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool than open one’s mouth and remove all doubt.” Twain’s statement is funny because we all know people (and are people) who habitually say things we shouldn’t. I don’t know about you—but I can’t count the number of times I’ve let a string […]