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 in standing water. The next…
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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 which he expressed his desire…
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, "What would you like?" Joe…
KINDNESS LANGUAGE Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can read. By Mark Twain
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 had been there for several…
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 his class. Her heart sank.…
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 blanketed the area. On Sunday…
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 twelve dollar parking ticket by…
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 of St. Nicholas attributed to…
DEEDS NEVER LOST A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy, reaps friendship; and he who paints kindness, gathers love. -- R. Brooks
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 it now; Let me not…
TRUE WEALTH A person's true wealth is the good they do in this world. -- Bendixline
“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 heard this, He said to…
“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 the living room window which…
“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 persecute you” (Matthew 5:43). Enmity…
“‘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 world where Bad Deeds are…
“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. He told a group of…
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 I was a child, an…
“... 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 one seat, an old man…
“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 with yourself and the world,”…
