THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE A Japanese Christian man had just irrigated his rice field the previous day. It was very important at that time of the year to keep his field […]
A HERITAGE OF PEACE Shortly after the arrival of Quaker leader William Penn to Pennsylvania in 1681, he wrote a letter of peace and goodwill to the Native Americans in
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A FEW KIND WORDS Joe had been away from his family for two weeks and was lonely. As he sat down in a little cafe to eat, the waitress asked,
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KINDNESS LANGUAGE Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can read. By Mark Twain
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TOMBSTONE GENEROSITY A tombstone cutter was busily engaged in his shop when his friend dropped in for a visit. The friend, while looking about the shop, noticed a headstone which
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NOT ONE OF THEM Little Chad was a shy, quiet young fella. One day he came home and told his mother he’d like to make a valentine for everyone in
WE’RE HERE TOGETHER Fred Craddock tells the story of when he was invited to lead a lecture series in Winnipeg, Ontario. He arrived on Saturday night, and a snow storm
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ILLEGAL ACTS OF KINDNESS Mr. Twister whose real name is Cory McDonald, is a professional clown who has spared many car owners in Santa Cruz, California the misery of a
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ONE GOOD WORD FOR SANTA Lest we give old Saint Nick too hefty a shot in the chops for the commercialization of Christmas, I would have us remember the story
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DEEDS NEVER LOST A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy, reaps friendship; and he who paints kindness, gathers love. — R. Brooks
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KINDNESS by Grellet I shall pass through this world but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, Or any good thing I can do, Let me do
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TRUE WEALTH A person’s true wealth is the good they do in this world. — Bendixline
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“When the scribes of the Pharisee party saw Him eating with sinners (prostitutes and publicans,) they said to His disciples, “Why does He eat with publicans and sinners?” When Jesus
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“She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes” (Luke 2:7) One woman’s fond Christmas memory: The day was frightfully cold, with swirls of snow in the air, and I was looking out
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“You have learned how it was said, ‘You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say this to you: love your enemies and pray for those who
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“‘Let your light so shine before men,’ He says, ‘that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in Heaven’” (Mt. 5:15). In a
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“When the Lord saw her, He felt sorry for her, ‘Do not cry,’ He said” (Luke 7:13). Charles Lindbergh’s father-in-law, Dwight Morrow, was a friend and admirer of Calvin Coolidge.
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He who pursues virtue and kindness shall find life and honor too (Prov. 21:21). There is a wonderful passage in “Zorba the Greek” in which Zorba says: One day when
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“… applying all diligence, in your faith–supply goodliness, brotherhood and kindness, and in our brother’s kindness, christian love” (I Peter 1:5,6,7). A bus was bumping along a back road. In
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“You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 19:19). An eighty-five-year-old woman was interviewed on her birthday by a reporter from her small-town weekly newspaper. “You seem so at peace
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