How to love your community in each love language this Valentine’s Day
Do you know your love language? Family counselor and best-selling author Dr. Gary Chapman believes by understanding the five love languages—words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, acts of service and physical touch—we can better communicate admiration, affection and care, improving our
Common sense from Proverbs: Impetus
A Scripture study from Caring, part four of four. Read part three here. “Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.”—Thomas Jefferson People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines
Common sense from Proverbs: Tunnel vision
A Scripture study from Caring, part three of four. Read part two here. Plans go wrong for the lack of advice; many advisers bring success. –Proverbs 15:22 NLT Tunnel vision is a condition when the focus of your eyes narrows its field of
Common sense from Proverbs: A gentle way
A Scripture study from Caring, part two of four. Read part one here. “Only kind people are truly tolerant. Only gentle people are truly strong.”—Cathy Burnham Martin In any situation, we can respond two ways: with openness and acceptance or with condescension and
Common sense from Proverbs: The ladder of learning
A Scripture study from Caring, part one of four. “There is only one thing we cannot teach you,” I would often say to those in training to become Salvation Army officers. And it was a glaring one: common sense. Will Rogers once
The Christmas story: A simple night that was extraordinary
It was a simple night. A chill in the air. Stars like diamonds in the sky. No reason to expect a surprise. An ordinary, simple night with an ordinary sky. Sheep lying around on the hillside—sleeping, scrawny, common animals. The shepherds were simple,
What to know about Advent week 4: Jesus is love
A Scripture study from Caring, part four of four. See part three here. This is our final week in Advent. It’s nearly Christmas! Like any journey, the final stretch can be the hardest. Don’t miss out on what God has for you
3 ways to celebrate Jesus as a family this Christmas
The season of Advent brings a deep sense of wonder. We wait expectantly to celebrate the Light of the World being born in the form of an infant. We sing Christmas carols, enjoy celebrations together and most of all—set aside
Others: Five practical steps to valuing others
A Scripture study from Caring, part two of two. Read part one here. We read in the first part of this study the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37. Despite it not being popular, convenient or cheap, the Samaritan in
What to know about Advent week 3: Jesus is joy
A Scripture study from Caring, part three of four. See part two here. We learned last week about the night the angel appeared to the shepherds proclaiming the Good News of Jesus’ birth. The angel told the shepherds not to be afraid;
Others: Whom should I love?
A Scripture study from Caring, part one of two. The spiritual power of a Christian is released when we serve others. Do you ever wonder how to exercise spiritual power? Some might say: “Eat this.” “Say these words.” “Pray this prayer.” “Read
What to know about Advent week 2: Jesus is peace
A Scripture study from Caring, part two of four. See part one here. Every time you turn on the TV, scroll through social media or look at the newspaper, it seems there’s little good news. As the saying goes: “If it bleeds,