The signs were nothing but rectangles of white-painted plywood adorned with bright red words proclaiming, “abrazos gratis” (“free hugs”), along with flowers, hearts, and other cheerful splotches of eye-catching color. We drove to our rendezvous point at a nearby university campus to meet up with the rest of our crew,…
The other evening my wife and I watched the sunset from our terrace, and we stayed until stars came out. As usual, the evening star was the first to appear. An hour or so later it was still the brightest light in the sky on this moonless night, its steady…
The Bible tells us, “Do not be shaped by this world.”1 It also tells us to “become all things to all people.”2 At first glance these instructions may seem contradictory, but they can actually complement each other. God does not want us to conform to ungodly attitudes, no matter how…
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.—Romans 12:21 It’s interesting that the apostle Paul wrote that to the Christians in Rome, because there are some obvious similarities between the social climate of first-century Rome and that of much of the world of today. Evil was rampant…
Through His children, God is trying to show the world what He is like. Jesus said, “As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”1 Jesus came to love the world, and He calls us to do likewise in every facet of life. The only way that others will…