Build Up; Don’t Tear Down

Build Up; Don’t Tear Down

Do you know people who can’t seem to talk about anything besides other people? I know people like that, and I often wonder why that is their topic of choice. Could they really have no other interests? I expect that the majority of people who do this are trying...
Build Up; Don’t Tear Down

Don’t Stop Growing

Do you remember when you were a child how excited you would get when you discovered that you grew another fraction of an inch? It seems like children can never get tall enough, but eventually they reach their maximum height and they plateau … until they start...
Build Up; Don’t Tear Down

That They May Go Further

This morning at church, a young man led the congregation in a time of organized prayer. He started by having us pray quietly by ourselves. Then he suggested that we get together in groups of two or three to pray specifically for the church leaders, the church body,...
Build Up; Don’t Tear Down

Are You Really Beautiful?

Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very...