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What is Meekness?

by | Jan 19, 2024 | The Church and Culture

Frances Rockmore Velie told an inspiring story about four courageous Quaker women who demonstrated meekness when they took bold action in World War II. They were living in German-occupied Toulouse, France when they learned that eight hundred captured Jews were packed...

Another Year and the Passage of Time

by | Dec 22, 2023 | The Church and Culture

I found one of the most insightful observations about time I have ever encountered in, of all places, a journal called Journal for Consumer Psychology. The gist of the article was this. Wasting time is terrible. As the researchers noted: You can replace the loss of a...

The Sin of Envy

by | Dec 8, 2023 | The Church and Culture

I am concerned that one of the biggest problems in our culture today is the sin of envy. For example. If person A does not have the material possessions person B has, rather than rejoicing for person B or conceding that “what’s B’s is B’s,” person A engages in envy....

How to Manage Tensions at Church

by | Oct 27, 2023 | The Church and Culture

Suppose you are a church leader, minister, or ministry leader, and you find yourself in a situation fraught with tension. In that case, you might want to consider a question box. When structured well, a question box may earn you the trust and even the hearts of your...