Being Harmless: Being Helpful
One of the best bits of wisdom offered in the TV show, 7th Heaven, is it is sometimes better to be harmless than helpful. Often when we try to be helpful, we inadvertently make things worse for those we are trying to help. Take, for example, someone who has suffered a great loss. Our immediate impulse is to offer what we think are kind words of support and encouragement and to rush in, without being asked, with what we think the person needs, such as food and financial assist
Never Too Late to Find Our Way Back to God
Several recent articles lament that God has rescinded His blessing on the United States of America as punishment for the slide towards an an
THINK Before You Speak, Post, Comment
Scanning my Facebook newsfeed recently, I was struck by two posts of very different character. One post contained a veiled criticism or insult wrapped up in anonymity. Readers often “like” these posts without realizing that they are usually targeted at particular person. They also may not realize that they have entered into a private dispute of some kind, and they have become complicit in the originator’s intention to send a pointed message. The originator feels empowered and
