Here is an article I wrote for the Lexington edition of the Examiner entitled Just Listen. It talks about how there are a lot of talkers, but not many who are good listeners.
Have you ever needed to say something, explain something, or unburden yourself but you were interrupted and just weren’t listened to? It’s very [...]

This is by Rick Warren and how true. How many people just “SAY” they love you, but DO NOTHING to show it?
Love Is an Action
by Rick Warren

In our Devotionals series, Pastor Rick Warren discusses the Bible passages that inspire him the most. Today’s Devotional is based on this passage:

“Dear children, let us stop just saying [...]

While little children love to open presents to see what new toys they got and they love the break from school and Santa Claus, the holidays are a very harsh time for the lonely.
Lonely people come in all ages and backgrounds. Some are young, some are old. Some are parents, some are not. Some are [...]

Offering Sympathy Meets Two Human Needs
by Rick Warren
“As holy people . . . be sympathetic, kind, humble, gentle, and patient.” Colossians 3:12 (GWT)
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In real fellowship people experience sympathy. Sympathy is not giving advice or offering quick, cosmetic help; sympathy is entering in and sharing the pain of others.
Sympathy says, “I understand what [...]

There is no book on Earth that can compare to the Bible. Even though it is very old, it remains the best selling book on earth and is will always be relevant no matter how much society changes.
However many do not know exactly what the Bible is, or why it was given. Once those two [...]

The rules mentioned in the Bible that we should follow are all there for our own good. That’s right, they are good for us, not to harm us or anyone else. They are there to protect us physically, mentally and spiritually.
In the Lord’s Prayer it says, “Forgive us our trespassers as we forgive those who [...]

Grudges do us no good. They only harm us. Let them go. The following is from heartlight at www.heartlight.org
Get Rid of the Grudges
So I tell you to ask for things in prayer. And if you believe
that you have received those things, then they will be yours.
When [...]

Yeah, love hurts I know. By loving people, we are making ourselves slightly vulnerable. What if they don’t love us back? That’s extremely painful if we love people who don’t love us back.
Some people love and then have painful experiences, so they build up walls to protect their heart and aren’t very open to love. [...]

We all need love and we all need to love. Love sustains us. Love can give us energy when we are weak. You can’t see love, you can’t touch love, and science can’t prove love, but we know it exists and it’s powerful. It has inspired many to do great (and terrible) things since the [...]

Resist discouragement
by Rick Warren
For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay. Habakkuk 2:3 (NIV)
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As a pastor, I’m sure many of you are discouraged.
Some of you are discouraged over your [...]