“There’s a huge guilt on the SBC for translating the gospel into white bread, middle class Protestantism,” Al Mohler stated in 2009 in reference to how Southern Baptists think about ministering to those who need government assistance.
The closing words of Psalm 19 always help center me when I’m tempted to react rather than respond or if I catch myself harboring bitterness about a situation or a person.
The recently released World Happiness Report shows the United States dropped from 15th to 23rd in the 2024 global ranking of happiness. The report cites people aged 30 and below as experiencing the most dramatic decrease in happiness.
Imagine the difference the Church as a whole could make if all of us who claim Him as Lord released our grip and truly gave Him the reins of our daily lives.
A friend said to me recently, “You can’t save everybody, Jennifer,” and while that’s true, I still prefer to hold on to another friend’s reminder about the starfish story.
The month of February provides the perfect time to focus on what our daily lives might look like if we intentionally sought to serve others sacrificially, even outside of the crisis moments.
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