2013-10-04T14:54:38-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/kindness/ http://faithgateway.com/let-your-light-shine/ 2013-10-04T14:54:38-05:00 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. — Matthew 5:16 In the final days of Jesus’ life, He shared a meal with His friends Lazarus, Martha, and Mary. Within the week He would feel the sting of the Roman whip, the point of […] http://faithgateway.com/kindness-is-a-calling-for-all-christians/ 2013-10-04T14:54:24-05:00 When we were growing up, my sister and I brought home stray kitties and puppies that had missing fur, broken limbs, and in one case, missing a leg altogether. The animals that had absolutely no hope of ever being adopted and were one breath away from their last—those were the ones we loved the most. […] http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-nip-factor-6960 2013-09-17T12:37:46-05:00 you will experience Christ's love and Christ's power on a new level as He overrules your tendency to snarl or to bite. The people around you don't need a wound from you, they need supernatural love. http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61415&columnid=4166 2009-10-23T16:30:49-05:00 Fruit of the Spirit, Part XVII We need one another to help spur on and encourage us. Paul, even through his heinous situations of being in prison, being whipped and beaten, having everyone against him and seeking to kill him, takes the time to agonize, pray, and encourage... http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61414&columnid=4166 2009-10-23T16:30:00-05:00 Fruit of the Spirit, Part XVI This is not a popular thing to discuss, but the Christian life comes with a responsibility, so we are not to allow our desires or dilemma or pressures to distract us from it http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61412&columnid=4166 2009-10-23T16:28:06-05:00 Fruit of the Spirit, Part XIV Being led by the Spirit is not a Pentecostal or charismatic endeavor; it is not about speaking in tongues or some esoteric Baptism of the Holy Spirit. It is... http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61406&columnid=4166 2009-10-23T16:04:26-05:00 Fruit of the Spirit, Part VIII Just before the great passage in Galatians that expounds the Fruit of the Spirit comes a warning and a list of the opposites of the good Fruit, the destroyers of churches, relationships, and self! http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%202:4&version=NIV 2009-09-24T15:20:04-05:00 God showers us with blessings and acts of kindness. How do you respond--do you complain and reject Him? Or do you live a life characterized by gratitude for His kindness? http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%206:10&version=KJV 2009-09-18T10:37:48-05:00 Christians are called to treat all people with grace and kindness, but particularly their brothers and sisters in Christ. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/woman-power-2804 2009-09-17T16:14:17-05:00 The problem is that men just tend to continue this performance thing in their relationships with women, always feeling they have to be strong, together, right, winning. Until a Proverbs 31 woman comes along, a woman with whom he can share his secrets and know they will never be violated, a woman with whom he can risk being scared, frustrated, weak, unsure.