In Martin Luther observed Among themselves the merchants have a common rule which is their chief maxim I care nothing about my neighbor so long as I have my profit and satisfy my greed rdquo More than two hundred years later John Woolman from Mount Holly New Jersey let his commitment to Jesus influence his tailor shop dealings Out of support for the freeing of slaves he refused to purchase any cotton or dye supplies from companies who used their forced labor With a clear conscience he loved his neighbor and lived according to integrity and sincerity in all his [... more]

David Isay started Storycorps nearly years ago as a way for people to memorialize their feelings about someone close to them through recorded discussions One Small Step is an offshoot of Storycorps and employs some of the same techniques but the goal is very different This project was conceived as a small way to begin to get us out of what Isay calls the Hate Industrial Complex meaning the media on all sides of the political spectrum profiting from our current culture of contempt for one another Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

I don t remember many specifics about my driver s education class But for some reason an acronym we learned S-I-P-D-E remains firmly lodged in my memory The letters stood for Scan Identify Predict Decide and Execute a process we were taught to practice continually We were to scan the road identify hazards predict what the hazards might do decide how we d respond and then if necessary execute that plan It was a strategy for being intentional to avoid accidents nbsp I wonder how that idea might translate to our spiritual lives In Ephesians Paul told Ephesian believers ldquo [... more]

These days polling data is king In the mainstream media truth seems to lie with the majority opinion But when it comes to the cross the majority culture hates it and finds it offensive So what should Christians do to demonstrate that the cross reveals God rsquo s power and grace nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]