Have you ever seen a yoke of oxen? Or any other pair of animals yoked or harnessed together? Their function is to pull together — to share the work of pulling whatever it is they’re pulling (plow, cart, carriage, etc.). The frequent reference among Christians to being “equally yoked” in marriage ultimately refers to this […]
Kindness {Growth from A to Z}
Today’s Growth from A to Z topic for K is Kindness (including Service). What is Kindness? We tend to think of kindness as simply “being nice to people.” But Webster’s 1828 dictionary describes kindness as (among other things) “that temper or disposition which delights in contributing to the happiness of others, which is exercised cheerfully in […]
Connection: Correspondence & Community {Growth from A to Z}
Day 3 of the Growth from A to Z series is C: Connection. A common lament in our modern culture is that, despite the internet, social media, and cell phones, people feel disconnected. In this post I want to talk about two primary types of connection: the long-distance connection of correspondence (letter- or card-writing), and […]
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