This is Dave. Dave’s been my friend for a decade, even though he can’t remember my name. Dave was in a motorcycle accident 30 years ago, give or take. He hasn’t been able to form new memories since then. He can’t remember the date, or names—even of people he’s seen daily for years. Dave is…
No doctor, ambulance driver, or helicopter pilot could add to, nor take away from, the days that our wise, loving God had already decreed. That knowledge was the source of perfect peace.
It is a kindness when creatures with incomplete knowledge assume the best about fellow creatures who fail them. Kindness knows that everyone is fighting a hard battle. By this standard Lincoln may have been the kindest man. “Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out.” ABraham lincololn I’ve learned a…
As a natural persuader constrained by the love of Christ, I want to motivate, never manipulate.
But when exactly does friendly persuasion morph into egocentric manipulation?
How can I tell when I have transgressed the line?
I discovered a satisfyingly, simple answer in an unexpected place: Paul’s 335-word letter to his friend Philemon.