Love Others

Although most people don’t realize it, there is a vast difference between being nice and being kind, and one is far more biblical than the other. 

Niceness is what initially lures Mark Studdock into the fold of National Institute for Co-ordinated Experiments (N.I.C.E.). He’s flattered and made to feel like a vital part of the propaganda machine within the organization despite his repeated poor performance.

We often hide from one another, sometimes to keep them from knowing us, sometimes to protect ourselves, but how do we achieve a life free of this veiled existence?

Our modern culture has many metrics by which we measure the value of another person, and to some degree, these ideas have worked their way into the church. 

One of the most persistent searches among humankind is for love, and yet few of us are willing to give that which we so desire.

In The Brothers Karamazov, a monk named Zosima attends to a wealthy widow. The woman tells him that she has considered becoming a nun, taking a vow of poverty and serving the poor. One matter has stopped her, however.